Archive for September 14, 2015

Pope Francis embraces a child at the general audience in St. Peter's square on Sept. 2, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Refuse to have kids? Then make room for migrants, Pope Francis says

In a new, wide-ranging interview Pope Francis spoke at length of the European refugee crisis – saying that incoming migrants... Read more

Vatican Journalist Aura Miguel with Radio Renascença interviews Pope Francis Sept. 8, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Full Text of Pope Francis' interview with Portuguese radio station

In a new, wide-ranging interview Pope Francis touched on a variety of serious and lighthearted topics, such as the current... Read more

The US Capitol building. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Resolution introduced in Congress to call Islamic State atrocities 'genocide'

Members of Congress introduced a resolution on Thursday to label the atrocities committed by the Islamic State against Christians and... Read more

Pope Francis greets the faithful of Naples from the Popemobile, March 21, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Here's your best chance to see Pope Francis in DC

All official events for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. are ticketed, but there is a new opportunity for... Read more

Blessed Benedict Daswa, who was martyred in 1990, and beatified Sept. 13.?w=200&h=150

Blessed Benedict Daswa: the South African martyred for rejecting witchcraft

Benedict Daswa, a South African catechist whose Christian opposition to witchcraft led to his murder in 1990, was beatified on... Read more

Pope Francis says Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Sept. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

As the cross is lifted high, we must bring ourselves low, Pope says

Today’s feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross reminds us that the way of Christ and his followers is... Read more