Half a million Catholics in India petition government for better living conditions
“Ordinary people are struggling to eke out a living and we want the government to focus its attention on their problems,” Father Philip Kaviyil, director of the Catholic Congress’ global…
Argentine archbishop criticizes cardinals who back Fiducia Supplicans
The prelate referred to the arguments that Zuppi used to justify Fiducia Supplicans, when the latter referred to the document as an “outlook of mercy” and the “loving gaze of…
The first Mexican-born martyr: a castaway friar who was crucified in Japan
While still a teenager, perhaps inspired by the adventurous spirit of the missionary friars, Felipe applied to the Franciscan novitiate (Order of Friars Minor), but once there, he could not…
Vatican worship dicastery’s meeting to focus on proper liturgical formation, implementation
The assembly will be composed of various working groups in order to address the “liturgical formation from Sacrosanctum Concilium to Desiderio Desideravi” for ordained ministers as well as “liturgical training…
Catholic to lead Northern Ireland’s government for first time in history
In 2020, O’Neill criticized the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionists for not supporting abortion strongly enough when there was an effort to outlaw late-term abortions for non-fatal disabilities.…
Panama’s Cardinal Lacunza apologizes for his disappearance: ‘It was a stupid prank’
“I thank you for all the love and all the prayers on my behalf. A thousand pardons and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your…
Seattle archdiocese announces plan to merge parishes
The parish family initiative is part of the archdiocese’s extended Partners in the Gospel renewal initiative. Northwest Catholic, the news outlet of the archdiocese, said in a report on Saturday…
As 2024 begins, lawmakers continue efforts to protect minors from transgender procedures
The law would direct that doctors who perform “genital gender reassignment surgery” on minors would be guilty of “inflicting great bodily injury upon a child.” State Rep. John McCravy, a…
St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter
Quintianus then ordered Agatha to be subjected to a series of taunts and insults, and then ordered her to be tortured. Her executioners, in a fit of insanity, cut off…
Pope Francis: ‘God is always close to us’
Summarizing God’s attitude in three key words — “closeness, compassion, and tenderness” — the Holy Father reiterated that God is made known to us and comes “close to accompany us,…
Did you know that Netflix has a series on Catholic relics called ‘Mysteries of the Faith’?
Such is the case of Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, who was in charge of officiating the beatification ceremony of Livatino in…
In letter to ‘Jewish brothers and sisters’ Pope Francis laments ‘terrible increase’ in attacks against Jews
In his letter, Pope Francis further emphasized “the path that the Church has walked with you, the ancient people of the covenant, rejects every form of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, unequivocally…