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Pope Francis’ representative in Ukraine shot at while delivering aid
Sep 17, 2022 / 16:19 pmThe incident happened while Cardinal Konrad Krajewski was bringing food and other supplies to people stuck in a “no-man’s land” on the front lines.
40 Days for Life in Spain: ‘The more they persecute us, the more we will embrace the Cross!’
Sep 16, 2022 / 14:08 pmVolunteers 40 Days for Life in Spain face for the first time the threat of jail time for praying near abortion centers during their next campaign, Sept. 28 to Nov. 6.
Pope Francis orders new canonical process in abuse case at Opus Dei school in Spain
Sep 16, 2022 / 13:00 pmBishop Joseba Segura Etxezarraga of Bilbao has announced that Pope Francis has ordered a new canonical process for an abuse case at an Opus Dei-run school.
Pope Francis: ‘The West has taken the wrong paths’
Sep 15, 2022 / 14:55 pmOn the flight from Kazakhstan to Italy on Thursday, Pope Francis discussed the moral degradation of the West, particularly in relation to the advance of legal euthanasia.
Cuban dictatorship expels superior of Jesuits from the island
Sep 15, 2022 / 14:11 pmThe Cuban dictatorship has expelled Father David Pantaleón, who served as superior of the Jesuits, from the island by not renewing his residency permit.
The story behind the miracle of the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Kazakhstan
Sep 14, 2022 / 13:15 pmOzernoye is the name of a village located in northern Kazakhstan where the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace is located, the only Marian shrine in Central Asia.
Archdiocese begins process of canonization for main developer of Cursillo
Sep 13, 2022 / 13:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Madrid has begun the canonization process for Father Sebastián Gayá, one of the main developers of the Cursillo ecclesial movement.
Opus Dei’s prelate asks for prayers for reform ordered by Pope Francis
Sep 12, 2022 / 16:00 pmMsgr. Fernando Ocáriz, has asked the members of the Catholic institution for their prayers for the reform process ordered by Pope Francis, which took effect Aug. 4.
Ciborium with Eucharist stolen from primatial cathedral of Colombia
Sep 7, 2022 / 12:09 pmA complaint has been filed with authorities, so that a “corresponding investigation” could be conducted, according to a priest at the cathedral.
Crowd prays rosary at Colombia’s El Dorado airport to demand reopening of Catholic chapel
Sep 7, 2022 / 07:00 amThe private company that manages the airport closed the chapel on Aug. 26 and said it would become a “space for neutral reflection” for all religions.
Vatican sends papal nuncio expelled by Nicaragua to Africa
Sep 6, 2022 / 15:00 pmArchbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag will be the apostolic nuncio in Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania.
‘Democracy has won,’ bishop says after broad voter rejection of new Chilean constitution
Sep 6, 2022 / 13:15 pmBishop Isauro Covili Linfati of Iquique, Chile, made his remarks after a majority of voters rejected the proposal, which sought to introduce “abortion on demand and euthanasia.”
English diocese committed to protecting threatened mural of the Crucifixion
Sep 2, 2022 / 01:28 amThe Diocese of Salford, UK has reiterated its commitment to preserving and protecting a historic Catholic mural, following increasing concerns about its survival due to the threat of vandalism.
UPDATE: Pope Francis praises Knights of Columbus’ Mother Teresa documentary
Sep 1, 2022 / 13:33 pmIn theaters Oct. 3-4, “Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” is airing in more than 960 locations across the United States.
Exiled priest explains why pope did not use strong words about persecution in Nicaragua
Sep 1, 2022 / 12:33 pmA Nicaraguan priest living in the United States said that if Pope Francis in his Aug. 21 Sunday Angelus had used stronger words in speaking about Nicaragua, the dictatorship “would have stormed the churches that same Sunday.”
Bishop: Those who closed Colombia airport chapel will ‘have to give an account to God’
Sep 1, 2022 / 09:00 amThe private company that manages El Dorado International Airport announced Aug. 26 the closure of the Catholic chapel and its conversion into a “space for neutral reflection” for all religions.
Religious stand in solidarity with those arrested during repression of protests in Cuba
Aug 30, 2022 / 11:00 amThe Cuban Conference of Religious Men and Women posted a message of solidarity with the hundreds of citizens persecuted or arrested by the Cuban dictatorship during protests last week.
Colombian authorities dismantle Catholic chapel at airport, sparking controversy
Aug 30, 2022 / 08:00 amThe El Dorado International Airport announced Aug. 26 that the space used as a Catholic chapel will be modified and adapted “as a space for worship and neutral reflection.”
One new cardinal did not attend the consistory due to heart problems — Here is what Pope Francis said:
Aug 27, 2022 / 13:46 pmFrancis asked for prayers for the African prelate, explaining Baawobr had been taken ill.
New cardinals and Pope Francis pay visit to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Aug 27, 2022 / 12:55 pmPope Francis joined 19 of the Church’s 20 newly installed cardinals Saturday in a visit with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his Vatican residence.