Articles by Courtney Mares
Why Tom Brady and Garth Brooks will be at the Vatican this weekend
May 7, 2024 / 12:30 pmTom Brady, Garth Brooks, and other celebrity guests will meet Pope Francis in an audience on May 11 as participants in the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
Vatican to publish new document on Marian apparitions next week
May 7, 2024 / 09:02 amCardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil new norms for discernment regarding “apparitions and other supernatural phenomena.”
Could Edith Stein be declared the next doctor of the Church?
May 6, 2024 / 11:12 amPope Francis received an official request from the superior general of the Discalced Carmelites, Father Miguel Márquez Calle, on April 18.
Pope Francis: Let us thank the Lord for our friends
May 5, 2024 / 09:30 amThe pope reflected on the gift of friendship during his Regina Caeli address on May 5.
Pope Francis tells world’s parish priests: The Church could not go on without you
May 2, 2024 / 12:41 pmPope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church.
Pope Francis to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate
May 2, 2024 / 09:00 amPope Francis will address “The General State of the Birth Rate” conference on May 10 at the Conciliazione Auditorium close to the Vatican.
Discover the hidden chapel in Rome where St. Catherine of Siena died
Apr 29, 2024 / 04:00 amLocated around the corner from the Pantheon, the tomb of St. Catherine of Siena sits within the high altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva.
Pope Francis to attend G7 summit to speak on artificial intelligence
Apr 27, 2024 / 12:30 pmThe Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations summit is being held in the southern Italian region of Puglia from June 13–15.
Pier Giorgio Frassati could be canonized during 2025 Jubilee, cardinal says
Apr 27, 2024 / 11:30 amCardinal Marcello Semeraro, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced on April 26 that Frassati’s canonization is “on the horizon.”
Cisco CEO meets Pope Francis, signs AI ethics pledge at Vatican
Apr 24, 2024 / 11:06 amChuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate, met privately with Pope Francis on April 24.
Pope Francis to canonize new female saint known as ‘an apostle of the Holy Spirit’
Apr 20, 2024 / 08:30 amA friend of Pope Leo XIII and the teacher of St. Gemma Galgani, Elena Guerra (1835–1914) is known for her spiritual writings and her devotion to the Holy Spirit.
Pope Francis names Filipino priest an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento
Apr 20, 2024 / 07:40 amThe Vatican announced Saturday that the priest ordained in the Philippines and incardinated into the Sacramento Diocese in 2004 will be consecrated a bishop.
Pope Francis issues motu proprio on Vatican judiciary retirement age and benefits
Apr 19, 2024 / 10:07 amVatican magistrates will retire at the end of the judicial year in which they turn 75 and cardinal judges at the age of 80, unless the pope asks them to stay on.
Cardinal Gregory recalls time when Black Catholics could not study in U.S. seminaries
Apr 18, 2024 / 15:00 pmCardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, received this year’s Rector’s Award at an April 11 banquet at the Pontifical North American College.
Sainthood cause of Father Luigi Giussani: Milan Archdiocese to begin collecting testimonies
Apr 16, 2024 / 10:30 amArchbishop Mario Delpini will hold the first public session of the testimonial phase of Giussani’s cause in the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio on May 9.
Pope Francis to travel to Indonesia, Singapore, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea
Apr 12, 2024 / 06:45 amPope Francis will travel to the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore, the Vatican announced Friday.
Pope Francis decries how ‘the unborn with disabilities are aborted’ in throwaway culture
Apr 11, 2024 / 11:15 amThe pope warned “the throwaway culture” turns into “a culture of death” when people “presume to be able to establish ... when a life has value and is worth being lived.”
Vatican official meets Vietnam’s prime minister during historic diplomatic trip
Apr 11, 2024 / 09:40 amArchbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states, spoke with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh about a possible papal visit.
Woman born of surrogacy shares why she supports Pope Francis’ call for a global ban
Apr 7, 2024 / 15:34 pmBorn via surrogacy in the United States in 1991, Olivia Maurel is now a leading campaigner for the abolition of “womb renting.”
Diocese of Rome shake-up: Pope Francis transfers vicar to Vatican post
Apr 6, 2024 / 08:57 amThe reassignment of Cardinal Angelo De Donatis is part of a major reform of the Diocese of Rome by Pope Francis.