Archive for October 13, 2018

Banners depicting each of the new saints on dispaly at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. ?w=200&h=150

By Jonah McKeown

The Seven in Heaven: Meet the new saints to be canonized this weekend

Meet the seven people Pope Francis will officially recognize as saints of the Catholic Church on Sunday.  Read more

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier at the Vatican Press Office. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Napier: Parishes should learn from youth synod, and synod should hear African voices

A prominent South African cardinal said Saturday that the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By JD Flynn

Analysis: Will bishops push for clarity on the synod’s procedural rules?

Recent changes to canon law have left some bishops attending the 2018 Synod of Bishops uncertain about the meeting’s procedural... Read more