Ambassador Habsburg: Pope Francis will find ‘a vibrant Christian country’ in Hungary
According to its website, one of the aims of the Hungary Helps program is to provide humanitarian assistance to help people to stay in their homelands rather than migrating to…
Pope Francis: Monks and nuns are ‘the beating heart’ of evangelization
He pointed to how St. Thérèse described her vocation in her autobiography, “Story of a Soul”: “I understood that the Church had a Heart and that this Heart was burning…
Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests
In Japan, abortion is legal up to 21 weeks and six days of pregnancy, but only if a woman can cite a risk to her health or likely financial hardship…
Lay ministry must be done in service to others and not become ‘self-referential,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has made changes in recent years to certain lay ministry roles, including a change in Church law in January 2021 making women eligible to be formally instituted to…
Pope Francis names new bishop to shepherd Harrisburg Diocese
Senior will be the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, which was founded in 1868 and serves more than 200,000 Catholics from 15 counties in central Pennsylvania. The bishop…
Cracks appear in U.S. pro-life movement over Pavone’s leadership
First, it works “to galvanize the clergy to preach, teach, and mobilize their people more effectively in the effort to end abortion and euthanasia,” primarily through talks, training seminars, videos…
Bishops condemn Florida’s dropping of unanimous jury requirement for death penalty cases
“It is stunning that the Florida Legislature would weaken a commonsense law passed just six years ago that required unanimous agreement by a jury in order to sentence someone to…
Pilot who offered women flights to abortion-friendly states fired from job teaching at Catholic seminary
After he got his pilot license in 2009, The Guardian reported, Williams began volunteering for the Louisiana-based Pilots for Patients, a nonprofit that offers free flights for patients to travel…
Anglicans in Africa reject archbishop of Canterbury for supporting same-sex union blessings
“It grieves the Holy Spirit and us that the leadership of the Church of England is determined to bless sin,” they said. “Since the Lord does not bless same-sex unions,…
Pope Francis to receive Ukraine’s prime minister on Thursday
He frequently speaks of the “martyred” Ukrainian people and implores for peace between the two nations. In March 2022, he consecrated Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.…
Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024; Gänswein to leave Vatican apartment
In a March interview with La Nacion, he explained that a trip to Argentina had been planned in 2017 but had to be canceled because of elections. The pope does…
Pontifical Academy for Life responds to outcry over Archbishop Paglia assisted suicide comments
Monday’s statement by the Vatican academy said Paglia “reiterates his ‘no’ towards euthanasia and assisted suicide, in full adherence to the magisterium.” The academy added that the president’s comments were…