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…
Synod on Synodality organizers invite 300 parish priests to a listening session in Rome
The bishops were asked to give preference to parish priests with “significant experience in the perspective of a synodal Church,” while also selecting priests from “a variety of pastoral contexts.”…
Vatican doctrine office releases note on discerning the validity of the sacraments
The 11-page text published only in Italian on Feb. 3 reiterates that for all sacraments in the Catholic Church, the “observance of both matter and form has always been required…
Tammy Peterson speaks about her healing from cancer and journey to Catholicism
“I wouldn’t let the fears of the next day or whatever was coming bother me,” Peterson said. “I would just pray. And I continue to do that now. I don’t…
St. Blaise: The bishop who lived in a cave, cured animals, and healed throat ailments
Blaise was named bishop of Sebaste, Armenia, and very popular among his contemporaries for performing numerous miraculous healings. He lived as a hermit even after being named bishop, converting the…