Pope Francis invites Catholics to renew consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25
“Let us not tire of entrusting the cause of peace to the Queen of Peace,” he said. “Therefore, I would like to invite each believer and community, especially prayer groups,…
Pope Francis: Christian witness requires consistency between how one lives and what one proclaims
“A Church that evangelizes herself in order to evangelize is a Church that, guided by the Holy Spirit, is required to walk a demanding path of continuous conversion and renewal,”…
Argentine archdiocese repudiates destruction of blasphemous art exhibition
When the Social Ministry of the Archdiocese of Mendoza learned of the exhibition, the ministry repudiated it for carrying out “symbolic violence against Christian religious signs” and added that it…
Benedict’s personal secretary searches for five cousins who are heirs of the late pontiff
In addition, in a statement to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, Gänswein noted that “other personal items, from watches to pens, from paintings to liturgical items, were included in a…
Meet the new Nigerian secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization
“I know what it means to feel one has been abandoned by the rest of humanity. Or what it means to feel one has been discriminated against in one’s own…
‘Christ is our future’: Vatican announces theme, schedule for Pope Francis’ Budapest trip
According to 2019 statistics from the Vatican, approximately 61% of Hungary’s 9.7 million people identify as Catholic. The country’s second-highest religious demographic is those with no religious faith. Schedule Pope…
Vatican’s ambassador during Iraq war: Under Saddam Hussein ‘the Church was respected’
To witness the beginning of the war after working for peace left Filoni feeling powerless, he said. It was “really terrible,” he said, “just to accept — fatally — the…
The last diplomat from the Vatican leaves Nicaragua
Diouf was the last Vatican official in Nicaragua and assumed the role of business manager after the government of Daniel Ortega expelled the apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, in…
Maryland Senate passes bill to end statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits
A victim who sues a public entity, such as a public school, could be awarded up to $890,000, according to the proposed legislation. However, a victim who sues a private…
U.S. bishops: Catholic health care providers shouldn’t perform ‘gender transition’ procedures
“They must employ all appropriate resources to mitigate the suffering of those who struggle with gender incongruence, but the means used must respect the fundamental order of the human body.…
New York City’s Mayor Adams responds to critics of his faith-based comments
“If you place a frog in hot water, it jumps out right away,” he said. “If you place it in cool water, turn up the temperature, it will stay there…
Canon law copyright case: Priest’s website stays online thanks to new translation
As of this past weekend, the website continues to operate with the CLSGBI translation now in use. “The Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland has graciously allowed me…