‘There is power in suffering’: Meet the bishop who ordained the real-life Father Stu
Through much prayer and discernment, Thomas ultimately decided that he would ordain Long a priest. He remembers that at the ordination, Long was too weak to lie prostrate on the…
Pope Francis holds moment of silence for slain priests and religious in South Sudan
He quoted from a 1991 speech by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini to explain that interceding “does not mean simply ‘praying for someone,’ as we so often think. Etymologically it means…
Leader of Houston pro-life pregnancy center says pro-abortion vandalism was ‘racist’
“You don’t go to the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas — and you are white — at three o’clock in the morning and write ‘Abortion for everyone’ unless you are…
Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai among Hong Kongers nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kongers have historically enjoyed greater freedom of religion than on the Chinese mainland, where religious believers of all stripes are routinely surveilled and restricted by the communist government. But…
Senate bill would expand restrictions on foreign aid for abortions
“Unfortunately, pro-abortion groups tirelessly work to exploit loopholes and overturn long-standing pro-life provisions of law,” Risch continued. “I’m proud to reintroduce the American Values Act to prevent Idahoans’ dollars from…
Pope Francis lands in South Sudan, fulfilling yearslong dream of visit to war-torn country
After landing in South Sudan in the afternoon of Feb. 3, Pope Francis was joined by Archbishop Welby and Right Rev. Greenshields. The three met Mayardit at the president’s residence…
Pope Francis: Congolese Catholics are ‘a lung’ for the universal Church
“Yours is a Church present in the lived history of this people, deeply rooted in its daily life, and in the forefront of charity,” he told the bishops. “It is…
Thousands mourn Cardinal Pell at Sydney funeral: ‘Be not afraid’ was his motto
In 2017, Pell left Rome for Australia to defend his innocence of charges that he had sexually abused two 13-year-old boys after Sunday Mass in Melbourne in 1996 and 1997.…
Bishop Barron says Minnesota’s new abortion law is ‘the worst kind of barbarism’
“But the worst thing,” he added, “is it basically permits abortion all the way through pregnancy up to the very end. And indeed, indeed if a child somehow survives a…
Pope Francis on World Day for Consecrated Life: Religious have ‘special role’ in the Church
Pope Francis usually celebrates a special Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark the World Day for Consecrated Life but was unable to do so this year because the day…
Religious freedom ‘under assault’ across the world, leaders testify at summit
“We know from studying the Holocaust that genocide and related crimes against humanity, persecution, is never spontaneous,” Kikoler said. “There’s a wide range of early warning signs, and if detected…
Pope Francis to priests in Congo: Bring people Jesus, who ‘heals the wounds of every heart’
“However, I remain convinced that unfailing attachment to the Lord, fidelity to Gospel values, and the joy of serving and accompanying the people of God in their quest for greater…