News29 Oct 2023Synod report: What did the delegates agree on? Disagree on?By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more…
News27 Oct 2023‘We renew call for release of hostages and protection of civilians’WASHINGTON – In response to the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB)…
News26 Oct 2023Now THIS is a Permission SlipVATICAN CITY — The youngest member of the synod assembly is confident that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Synod of Bishops, but to…
News25 Oct 2023Pope: God wants people to know Him in their own languageVATICAN CITY — Since the Gospel message touches every aspect of a person’s life, it must be proclaimed in a way people can understand,…
News20 Oct 2023Missionary Call Begins by Meeting Jesus in Gospel and Eucharist, Pope SaysVATICAN CITY — Having come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the hope…
News, Vatican16 Oct 2023St. Thérèse teaches simplicity, love, trust, pope says in documentBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — St. Thérèse of Lisieux, long one of Pope Francis’ favorite saints, teaches Christians “the little way” of love,…
Vatican, Young Adult27 Sep 2023Pope’s choices for next WYD celebrations are focused on hopeVATICAN CITY — As Catholic young people around the world prepare for the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis has asked them to focus on…
News, World25 Sep 2023Take leap of faith and dare to love others, pope saysBy Carol Glatz MARSEILLE, France — The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,”…
News26 Aug 2023Adoration awakens love for the poor, commitment to justice, Pope saysVATICAN CITY — In the eyes of the world it would appear “absurd” to begin helping the poor and struggling for justice by spending…
News18 Aug 2023Christians can heal hostile world, pope saysVATICAN CITY — In a world suffering from an “epidemic of enmity,” Christians can offer healing by recognizing each person as a child of…