Archive for April 15, 2016

Sabriya Yaqubi and her daughter Hasti at the Caritas Athens Refugee Centre in Athens, Greece. ?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Could Pope Francis' visit to Greece be a game-changer for refugees?

Pope Francis’ visit with refugees and migrants in Greece this Saturday could be a moment of leadership at a time... Read more

Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore with the newly ordained at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lahore, Pakistan, April 8, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

After Easter Sunday terror, Pakistan's Catholics see hope in new priests

Just weeks after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks on Christians, Catholics in Pakistan had a time to rejoice: five new... Read more

Hamlet. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Shakespeare's Hamlet swings by the Vatican

They’ve performed for school children in Cambodia and refugees in Jordan. They’ve visited nearly 200 countries in the last two... Read more

Kiko Argüello and Pope Francis. ?w=200&h=150

Founder of Neocatechumenal Way thanks Pope for Amoris Laetitia

Kiko Argüello, the founder and global head of the Neocatechumenal Way, expressed his support for Pope Francis for his apostolic... Read more

Bernie Sanders at Vatican conference in Casina Pio IV, April 15, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

UPDATED: Bernie Sanders came to the Vatican, and here's what he said

Pope Francis didn’t attend U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-Vt.) speech at the Vatican, but the presidential candidate provided a long... Read more

Refugees in Athens. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Pope Francis' visit to Greece shows a shared Christian concern for refugees

Pope Francis’ visit on Saturday with refugees in Greece will show solidarity with those in need and demonstrate a shared... Read more

Caravaggio's "Conversion on the Way to Damascus", 1601.?w=200&h=150

Pope: Humiliations can 'open the heart', as they did for Saint Paul

Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Christians to embrace the humiliations that God allows in our lives to draw us closer... Read more