For World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis urges Christians to ‘be friends of the poor’
Drawing on familiar themes of his pontificate, Francis warned against pursuing worldly goods and fame at the cost of the dignity of others. “The mentality of the world demands that…
In unanimous decision, SCOTUS rejects doctors’ challenge to abortion pill
Pro-life leaders and advocates responded with disappointment to Thursday’s ruling. SBA Pro-Life America said in a post on X that it was “a sad day for women’s health and unborn…
German Catholics write letter to Rome over Synodal Way, warn of ‘serious scandal’
“The resolutions of the Synodal Way and the Synodal Committee have less binding legal effect than the resolution of a rabbit breeders’ association,” Hallermann continued. “The fact that the Synodal…
Pope Francis: Synodality moves us to share in others’ suffering
“Synodality,” Pope Francis said in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall, “asks us to look beyond the barriers with magnanimity, to see the presence of God and his actions even in…
Preservation group launches campaign to save New York churches from closure
The merges, part of the diocese’s “Road to Renewal” program, will be finalized later this summer. On its website, the Buffalo preservation group says that most of the churches it…
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…