Pope asks all Catholics to step up efforts to save environment
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — To help lead the world’s Catholics along a journey of intensified action in caring for creation, Pope Francis…
Being a catechist is a vocation, Pope says in establishing formal ministry
VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in…
Put health before profits, Pope says during ‘Vax Live’ concert
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by…
Women religious speak out against voter suppression
WASHINGTON — The Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the National Black Sisters Conference issued a joint statement May 5 on the importance of…
Pope approves canonizations of French priest, Indian martyr, among others
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The sainthood causes of seven men and women — including the hermit Blessed Charles de Foucauld and the…
At rosary, Pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the…
Be poor, be close to the people, pope tells new priests
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The priesthood “is not a career, it is a service,” Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining…
London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning Prince Philip
By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England — Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster led Catholics of England and Wales in mourning the death of Prince Philip,…
Pope asks Filipinos to celebrate the gift of faith and pass it on
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — As bishops across the Philippines opened “holy doors” at their cathedrals, Pope Francis sent a video message encouraging…
Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all, Pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle,…
