Pope Francis: The Catholic Church belongs to Christ
Vatican City, Jun 29, 2019 / 07:35 am (CNA).- The Catholic Church is Christ’s beloved bride, Pope Francis said Saturday on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. “To the…
Saints Peter and Paul witness to the power of God’s forgiveness, pope says
Vatican City, Jun 29, 2019 / 06:25 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Saturday that Saints Peter and Paul are both witnesses to the transformative power of God’s forgiveness through which…
How a search for a church, and for truth, led this Protestant family to Catholicism
Atlanta, Ga., Jun 29, 2019 / 04:18 am (CNA).- Allison DeVine’s conversion began in a preschool classroom. There, she met another woman named Allison – a Catholic. The two women…
Pope Francis tells German Catholics to focus on evangelization
Vatican City, Jun 29, 2019 / 03:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis sent a 28-page letter to Catholics in Germany Saturday calling for a focus on evangelization in the face of…
German cardinal thanks Pope Francis for his letter’s call to conversion
Cologne, Germany, Jun 29, 2019 / 03:30 am (CNA).- German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki thanked Pope Francis for ‘fearlessly’ calling Catholics in Germany to be a missionary church in a…
Faith sustains wife of drowned migrant, bishop says
Matamoros, Mexico, Jun 28, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- Tania Vanessa Ávalos, the wife and mother of the migrants who died trying to cross into the US this week, has…
French court orders severely disabled man be disconnected from food, water
Reims, France, Jun 28, 2019 / 03:57 pm (CNA).- The highest civil court in France has ordered that food and water may be removed from a severely disabled man, who…
Supreme Court rejects case on abortion by dismemberment
Washington D.C., Jun 28, 2019 / 02:45 pm (CNA).- The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will not hear a case regarding an Alabama law banning abortions by dismemberment,…
Richmond diocese to stop naming buildings after bishops
Richmond, Va., Jun 28, 2019 / 02:44 pm (CNA).- In the wake of recent sexual abuse scandals throughout the U.S., the Diocese of Richmond has announced that it will no…
Chinese priests do not need to register with government, Vatican says
Vatican City, Jun 28, 2019 / 12:40 pm (CNA).- The Vatican issued new guidance for priests and bishops in mainland China on Friday, addressing government requirements that clergy register with…
Second US Democratic debate discussed abortion, ‘religious hypocrisy’
Miami, Fla., Jun 28, 2019 / 11:40 am (CNA).- Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate, the second in a series of debates that will continue until the 2020 primaries, featured discussion of…
‘The heart of the Church’s mission is prayer,’ Pope Francis says
Vatican City, Jun 28, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- The Sacred Heart of Jesus wishes to welcome all into ‘a revolution of tenderness’ through life-changing prayer, Pope Francis said Friday,…