Vatican publishes papal primacy document aimed at ‘a reunited Church’
It notes the possibility of “extending this idea to consider how other Western Churches might relate to the bishop of Rome as primate while having a certain autonomy themselves.” The…
G7 summit: Pope Francis to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Italy
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jun 13, 2024 / 09:11 am Pope Francis will hold bilateral meetings on Friday with nine world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, at the…
Southern Baptist Convention approves resolution opposing IVF
The SBC resolution passed on Wednesday echoes Catholic teaching in affirming that while “all children are to be fully respected and protected, not all technological means of assisting human reproduction…
Armenian Church leader, Pope Francis meet at Vatican
While in full communion, the Armenian Church of Cilicia is administratively independent of the Apostolic Church in Armenia. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its state religion…
The nun in a tent: Meet the sister who’s following the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Though initially mentored in Christianity by Pentecostals, she learned more about the faith from a Catholic priest before she eventually joined the Catholic Church. “Of all my years of growing…
Vatican commemorates 80th anniversary of Pius XII’s meeting with Allied troops
Father Dan Kelleher, the brigade’s Catholic chaplain, helped to arrange the papal audience, which included 150 servicemen, mostly Catholics. Pius XII told the Irish brigade that they belonged “to the…
Jimmy Lai biographer: Trial is a ‘sham,’ but faith gives him ‘strength’
“I think there’s no case to offer,” he added. “But of course, I’m not a national security law judge in Hong Kong.” Lai was arrested in August 2020 under that…
Pope Francis reportedly again uses derogatory word when discussing gay seminarians
“Once a monsignor who works in the Vatican said to me, ‘Your Holiness, I want to say something, I am concerned about the gay culture in here,’” the pope continued,…
Vatican: Pope Francis speaks again about the admission of homosexuals to seminaries
The subject has surfaced repeatedly in recent weeks. At the beginning of June, the Italian newspaper Il Messagero published a letter from the Holy Father addressed to a young man…
Pew study shows Biden and Trump supporters deeply divided on life and family issues
IVF and artificial birth control Seventy-three percent of all voters — including majorities of Biden (83%) and Trump supporters (64%) — say access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a…
Excommunication looms for renegade group of Poor Clares in Spain
The Archbishopric of Burgos established a period of 10 calendar days from receipt of the decree to appear before the court. If the cited sister is not accompanied by a…
Nigeria archdiocese appeals for prayers for priest abducted from parish rectory
“As we work with security operatives for his quick release, we wish to call on all to stay away from taking the laws into their hands,” he continued. “We will…