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Pope Francis writes to the Archbishop of Vilnius and President of CCEE to mark the…
Pope Francis writes to the Archbishop of Vilnius and President of CCEE to mark the…
Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope for the ostensible reasons of stemming the flow of worshipers…
Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns in the…
By Christina Lee Knauss, Catholic News Service Young Catholics in the United States are abandoning…
Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, arrives to celebrate a mass on the first anniversary of…
ERIE – Buffalo native and retiree Bishop Emeritus Donald W. Trautman, who led the Catholic…
KRAKOW, Poland — Since Thursday, February 24, Russia has been hitting Ukraine with airstrikes and…
Bishop William NolanSource: EMCSThe new Archbishop of Glasgow will be installed at a mass on…
(RNS) — When Pope Francis announced the synod on synodality, Robert Choinière, a lay minister,…
In his annual “State of the World” address to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps, Pope Francis…
Archbishop Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio of Lima celebrates mass in the city’s cathedral on Feb. 13,…
“My 5-year-old daughter asks my wife why Russians want to kill Ukrainians,” Opoka said of…
Denver Newsroom, Feb 11, 2022 / 5:19 p.m. Baptism involves a simple formula: “I baptize…
I am aware that the first Sunday in February (fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time) has…
With less than four months to go until millions of Colombians go to the polls…
ROME – Earlier this week, Pope Francis released a new prayer video in which he…
VATICAN CITY — The opening of a new Apostolic Nunciature in the United Arab Emirates…
EDITORIAL: The human cost of potential hostilities cannot be measured. Russia’s military buildup on the…
Pope Francis has done more to reform the Roman Catholic Church for a new era…
In March 2013, I saw on television a man few of us had heard of…
ROME – One of Iraq’s leading Catholic prelates says the quest for unity among Christians…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday urged parents not to condemn their children…
People pray during mass on April 17, 2016 at Holy Redeemer Church in Detroit. The…
An editorial by our editor for the Italian daily Il Mattino (January 21), after the…
LOS ANGELES — An Eritrean priest serving Catholics in his native country who lives in…
There is much worry about the Second Vatican Council – and there will be even…
ROSARIO, Argentina — Bishop Eugenio Coter, an Italian missionary in the Amazon region of Bolivia…
Friday, January 21, 2022 By special at the Intermountain Catholic Donna MasekIn his 2020 Apostolic…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time when social media can tend to divide people,…
At a press conference in Rome after their meeting with Pope Francis, the Spanish bishops…
The pope meets with members of Catholic Action France on Thursday, telling them that the…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis took the first step Monday to revamp the Vatican’s powerful…
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the splendor of the Sistine…
A second continental phase will take place from September 2022 to March 2023, ahead of…
Since the end of the 19th century, Catholics have been reciting the prayer to Saint…
Warsaw, Poland, January 6, 2022 / 1:00 PM The Three Kings parades took place on…
According to the Italian Catholic newspaper ACI Stampa, Pope Francis plans to visit Hungary again…
NCR has chosen Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez as our Journalist of the Year…
During the first mass in 2022, Pope Francis called for “Work to promote mothers and…
For years, Catholics have thanked God for the blessings of the past year by singing…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Preparations for the Holy Year 2025 have already started and Pope…
WEDOWEE, Alabama (AP) – Reverend Athanasius Chidi Abanulo – using skills honed in his native…
ROME – If you were an American Catholic who dug a space Friday at noon…
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo’s meeting with Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sparked outrage among…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of The Conversation with America Media, offering diverse perspectives…
Elaine Hulsman, a parishioner of Saint John Paul II who led the fundraising efforts, followed…
Pope Francis condemned domestic violence against women in harsh terms on Sunday evening, in a…
Christian leaders in the Holy Land have warned that their communities are threatened with being…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In response to 11 questions allegedly raised about Pope Francis’ document…
Happy Birthday Bahrain! The kingdom is celebrating its Golden Jubilee on Thursday and UAE leaders…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Catholics and Catholics officially installed in the new ministry of catechists…
RICHMOND, Virginia – Most Catholics are probably aware that there are specific roles within the…
THE government of the city of Zamboanga as well as the Catholic faithful are deeply…
Concluding his homily, Cardinal Tagle declared: “With the dedication of the cathedral, we also dedicate…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis closed the Year of Saint Joseph with a private…
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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem looks back on the apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece.…
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Church takes a fresh look at ministry in historically black colleges and…
Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, called for theological schools to be “providential cultural laboratories” in a…
Archbishop Josif Printezis underlines importance of Pope’s upcoming trip to Lesvos, noting that the camp…
On his first day in Greece, Pope Francis meets the small Catholic community of Athens.…
The central theme of the synodal process points to communion – koinonia, a key element…
The Pope’s words in Cyprus on Thursday portray an identity of Christian communities that allow…
As Pope Francis undertakes an apostolic visit to Cyprus and Greece, the representative of the…
Ryan Darr, Senior Lecturer in ReligionPhoto: Sameer A. Khan h’21 Does morality come from God…
By Philippe PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When young nuns at an Eastern European convent told…
Sr Gemma Simmonds CJSource: Millions of minutesMillion Minutes is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, December…
Final preparations are being finalized in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia ahead of a visit…
Following the remarks of the Apostolic Nuncio on November 16, several American bishops spoke with…
Bishop Nelson J. Pérez Posted on November 22, 2021 Archbishop Nelson J. Perez posted the…
Earlier this month, Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, delivered a…
Cropped and edited photograph by Haydn Blackey: Bishop Robert Barron – Adoremus Congress Day /…
What is the particularity of your parish? What is the charism of your parish? Our…
The WA Education Minister slammed the “intimidating” and “intimidating” anti-vaccination protesters who staged rallies at…
I do a lot of outreach to young people on behalf of my religious congregation,…
US President Joe Biden (center) and First Lady Jill Biden (left) speak with a priest…
ADK North Country Association hosts free webinarLAKE SARANAC – The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA)…
Pope Francis I addressed the labor shortage in his November prayer intentions. He Tweeted: “Let…
Participants in the All Saints’ Day Solidarity Fast hosted by Catholic Climate Covenant and Ignatian…
Photo by Ava Coploff on UnsplashSource: CBTEAs the United Nations COP26 Climate Summit kicks off…
By Jeff Mason and Philip PullellaROME (Reuters) – A moved US President Joe Biden, who…
President Biden received Holy Communion on Saturday night at St. Patrick’s Church in Rome, a…
Matthew LaBanca said he held two titles while working for the Roman Catholic Diocese of…
In an address to the Centesimus Annus – Pro Pontifice Foundation, Pope Francis said that…
Catholics in Vietnam are invited to celebrate the upcoming World Mission Sunday by praying the…
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) – As Haitians seek to rebuild their country, “it is imperative that…
We in West Virginia are no strangers to the effects of climate change. In White…
HOUSTON (CNS) – Catholic Church officials say they are not surprised by the 2020 US…
Just in case any of us think the abuse crisis in the Church has gone…