Pope: ‘Let us be amazed by God’
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — A Christian life should be filled with amazement — astonishment at the son of God suffering and dying…
Francis Factor’ still resonates eight years into his papacy
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — The qualities embodied in Pope Francis’ papacy that led to the coinage of the term “Francis Factor” to define…
Post-pandemic world must learn from mistakes, Pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — The uncertainty and death brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic can be an opportunity for humanity to…
Pope: ‘We cannot be disconnected from reality’
VATICAN CITY — Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world’s wealth and…
At Mass with new cardinals, pope warns against worldliness
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Concelebrating Mass with newly created cardinals, Pope Francis said Advent is a time to be vigilant, hopeful and…
Unprecedented report condemns Church’s handling of accusations against McCarrick
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the…
France in mourning at stabbing deaths at Basilica in Nice
NICE, France — French bishops ordered a “death knell” to ring from every church of their country Oct. 29 after three people were hacked…
Pope names first African American cardinal from U.S.
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.…
Making the poor a priority isn’t political, it’s the Gospel, Pope says
VATICAN CITY — Church teaching on giving priority to the well-being of the poor and marginalized is not a political or ideological choice; it…
U.S. bishops condemn attack against Managua Cathedral
WASHINGTON—Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, issued the following…
