Archive for December 3, 2013

Cardinal Timothy Dolan.?w=200&h=150

Cardinal Dolan: Church has been 'caricatured' as anti-gay

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he thinks the Catholic Church has been “out-marketed” in the public discussion... Read more

Bishop James D. Conley in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2012.?w=200&h=150

Bishop counters dismissals of Pope's economic warnings

Critics of Pope Francis' warnings about capitalism are reducing him to a “cartoonish socialist” to diminish the seriousness of his... Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Apostolic Palace for a private audience with Pope Francis, Dec. 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

Israeli prime minister invites Pope Francis to Israel

During an audience with Pope Francis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, invited the Roman Pontiff to visit Israel, though the... Read more

Pope Francis rides through St. Peter's Square after Mass on April 28, 2013 ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

A Church without joy is unimaginable, Pope Francis says

The Pope focused his daily homily this morning on the themes of joy and peace, emphasizing that our God “is... Read more

Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Francis and Benedict linked in call for joyful priests

At a presentation of a work by Benedict XVI on the priesthood, the head of the Vatican's doctrine office said... Read more

Fr. Federico Lombardi, Holy See press officer.?w=200&h=150

Council of cardinals begins second meeting on curial reform

Pope Francis met with the group of eight cardinals advising him on the reform of the Roman Curia and the... Read more

Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (center) participates in Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience on Nov. 27, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Ukrainian Church an example of 'synodality' for Pope

The head of the Ukrainian Church revealed that in a recent private meeting with Pope Francis, the pontiff praised the structure... Read more

Pro-life demonstrators in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones,Adelaide Mena

Lawsuit against US bishops wrong on abortion, doctor says

A lawsuit charging that the U.S. bishops’ ethical standards for hospitals caused negligent care of a pregnant woman wrongly claims... Read more