French ‘backpack hero’ will be special guest at reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
He recalled walking on his way to a cathedral when he saw a man trying to attack some children and said, “For me it was not possible to just see…
PHOTOS: Vatican Library showcases first-edition works by Blaise Pascal
A papal bull in 1475 opened the library and archive to study by scholars. Archival material was formally separated from the library in the early 17th century and entrusted to…
Pope Francis appoints new permanent observer to the UN in Geneva
He succeeds Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, who was recently appointed to a leadership role in one of the most important dicasteries in the Roman Curia as a secretary for the…
Nigerian priest freed after torture, hospitalized with ‘deep wounds on his head’
The kidnappers shot the parish security guard, who died on the way to the hospital. In his June 20 statement, Klaver appealed for prayers for the soul of the late…
Police release video of man attacking pro-lifers outside of Baltimore Planned Parenthood
“Baltimore Police Department’s Central District detectives need your help identifying suspect,” a woman narrating the video for the police department said. Anyone with information was asked to call Central District…
Pope Francis to young astronomers: Keep love and wonder alive
“May you never lose this sense of wonder, in your research and in your lives,” the pontiff said. “May you be inspired always by the love for truth and awestruck…
UPDATED: Here’s what you need to know about the National Eucharistic Revival
Everything started with widespread eucharistic adoration and processions across the country on the solemnity of Corpus Christi 2022. The first year of the revival focused on diocesan renewal. Individual dioceses…
On World Refugee Day, Pope Francis urges action; companies pledge to hire refugees
Thinking of Christ present in so many desperate people fleeing conflicts and climate change, the problem of hospitality needs to be confronted together, without excuses and without delay, because the…
UK Christian mom wins appeal after being fired from school job for social media posts
Eady said that the judges had not assessed, as they were required by law, whether the investigation and dismissal of Higgs “were prescribed by law and were necessary for the…
Four German bishops block funding for permanent synodal council
“The first meeting of the synodal committee will take place as planned on Nov. 10–11, 2023,” the bishops’ conference noted. One of the key questions will be the financing for…
Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assembly
The Instrumentum Laboris is divided into two sections. The first summarizes insights from the continental assemblies and outlines what a synodal Church is and how it should proceed. The second…
German Synodal Council challenged ahead of key Berlin meeting
Warning of a threat of a new schism from Germany, the Vatican already intervened in July 2022 against a German synodal council. In January, the Vatican asserted “that neither the…