Climate activists disrupt archbishop’s Mass in Turin
Video of the incident on YouTube showed the demonstrators reading from the pope’s documents, at one point while surrounded by the archbishop and two other clergy. The paper said the…
Pope Francis signs interfaith climate statement as part of COP28 summit in Dubai
The interfaith statement signed by Pope Francis and other religious leaders expresses a “shared concern for the escalating climate impacts that imperil our cherished planet as well as our common…
Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines
Bishop Edwin Angot de la Peña, the head of the territorial prelature of Marawi, has said that the victims were four Catholic students who were leaders and volunteers in the…
Pope Francis on first Sunday of Advent: ‘I’m improving, but my voice still doesn’t work’
On Saturday afternoon the Holy See Press Office reported that “the health conditions of the Holy Father are improving; the pope has no fever and is continuing with the appropriate…
What is Advent anyway?
Is Advent the ‘new year’? The Church’s feasts and celebrations run on a yearlong cycle, which we call the “liturgical year.” The “liturgical year” starts on the first Sunday of…
Pope Francis to COP28: Environmental destruction is ‘an offense against God’
“Even so … I am with you because the destruction of the environment is an offense against God, a sin that is not only personal but also structural, one that…
Witnesses testify to torture by Nicaraguan dictatorship at hearing on imprisoned Catholic bishop
In response to demands for proof that Álvarez is still alive, the Nicaraguan dictatorship’s Ministry of the Interior released new video and images of the bishop on Tuesday. In a…
2023 Ratzinger Prize reflects on theological legacy of late Pope Benedict XVI
“Joseph Ratzinger never wanted to build his own system of thought or establish his own school but taught us to seek the truth with the power of reason and the…
Hard-living Irish musician Shane MacGowan received last rites before he died, family says
Drugs, alcohol, violence As a teenager, MacGowan got into drugs, particularly LSD, which affected his grip on reality and led him at 17 to a six-month stay at a psychiatric…
U.S. bishops urge public to petition Biden administration over rule denying funds to pregnancy centers
Organizations such as “crisis pregnancy centers” or “pregnancy resource centers” sometimes receive funding for that purpose, the government said. But if those initiatives only offer pregnancy counseling to women “after…
America’s Catholics weigh in on Pope Francis’ climate change priorities
Roberts said the Heritage Foundation’s research and advocacy has focused not on high-level, multinational agreements and conferences to tackle the issues posed by climate change but rather on smaller-scale, more…
Pope Francis sends condolences to family of Indi Gregory at British baby’s funeral
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said on its website that the Friday message was read aloud at baby Indi’s funeral. The Vatican had said in November that…