Archive for April 19, 2022

Cardinal Pietro Parolin in Salerno, Italy, on Oct. 13, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Cardinal Parolin discusses the future of Vatican diplomacy

In the final part of an exclusive interview, the Vatican Secretary of State discusses threats to religious freedom. Read more

A bishop's pectoral cross.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis appoints Montana priest as coadjutor bishop of Great Falls-Billings diocese

Father Jeffrey Fleming is chancellor of the Diocese of Helena. Read more

Pope Francis greets 80,000 teens on pilgrimage in St. Peter’s Square on April 18, 2022.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis tells 80,000 teens to ask Our Lady for courage to do God’s will

The youth pilgrimage was organized in an effort to reach out to young people whose lives were upended during the... Read more

Major Serhiy Volyna, who has been leading the 36th marine brigade in the battle for the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, pictured holding his letter to Pope Francis.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Ukrainian soldier appeals to Pope Francis to help save the people of Mariupol

Major Serhiy Volyna, who has been leading the 36th marine brigade in the battle for the Ukrainian port city of... Read more

The Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá.?w=200&h=150

By Cynthia Perez

Bogotá cathedral begins Jubilee Year marking bicentennial of its consecration

On Sunday the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá announced the beginning of a Jubilee Year granted by the Holy See on... Read more

Professor Nicholas Meriwether?w=200&h=150

By Kevin J. Jones

Professor who resisted mandatory transgender pronouns reaches settlement with university

Shawnee State University and Prof. Nicholas Meriwether have agreed to a $400,000 settlement after the professor faced disciplinary action for... Read more

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Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021.

Orthodox patriarch anticipates Pope Francis visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary

Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln credits the support of friends, family, medical professionals, and his golden retriever, Stella, with his recovery from mental illness.

Nebraska bishop shares mental illness story, offers message of hope 

Larry Hogan, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Maryland, greets supporters before casting his ballot in the state primary election at Davidsonville Elementary School on May 14, 2024, in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan backs codifying Roe

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

California governor: Pope Francis told me he was ‘proud’ of state’s death penalty moratorium

School children read about the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the celebration of his new shrine at St. Dominic Parish in Brick, New Jersey. Oct, 1, 2023.

Movie on Blessed Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist opens this weekend

The National Eucharistic Revival recleased a detailed map of the upcoming pilgrimage routes ahead of the National Eucharistic Congress.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: When is it passing through your town?

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, presides over a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, on the Vatican’s new document on Marian apparitions.

Fernández: Vatican’s new apparitions guidelines stress ‘caution’ in discernment process

Representatives from the pro-life movement and their supporters gather to demonstrate in Parliament Square on May 15, 2024, in London.

Pro-lifers rally in London amid consideration of abortion amendments

Philosophical-Theological University of Bressanone in Italy.

Vatican overturns own decision on seminary dean

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Peru’s government considers transexualism a mental health problem: what you need to know

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