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Bishops lament threats facing Jerusalem's Christians
May 26, 2022 / 18:00 pmAt the end of a trip to the Holy Land, a group of European bishops lamented the threats to Jerusalem’s Christians, noting in particular the attack on mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh.
Pope Francis encourages Hispanic ministry in North America
May 26, 2022 / 17:00 pmIn a video message on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged the Pontifical Commission for Latin America to continue its mission at the service of the Church in Latin American Church and of Hispanic ministry in the United States and Canada.
Ukraine war: Catholics invited to join Pope Francis in praying rosary for peace
May 26, 2022 / 06:42 amThe Vatican said: ‘All the faithful in every part of the world are invited to support Pope Francis in his prayer to the Queen of Peace.’
Nancy Pelosi's Communion ban will apply in Diocese of Arlington, bishop says
May 25, 2022 / 21:21 pmArchbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone's direction "is not limited to just a geographical area,” Bishop Michael J. Burbidge of Arlington said.
Read Cardinal Sarah's commencement address at Christendom College
May 25, 2022 / 15:15 pmAddressing the graduates of Christendom College this month, Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship, focused on the virtue of practical wisdom, or prudence, "the crown of the virtues."
Pope Francis prays for consolation for injured and bereaved in Texas shooting
May 25, 2022 / 11:24 amA telegram sent to the Archbishop of San Antonio on Wednesday conveyed Pope Francis' deep sadness over the deaths of 21 people at a school shooting in Texas the previous day.
Pope Francis: ‘Ours is the age of fake news, collective superstitions, and pseudo-scientific truths’
May 25, 2022 / 04:35 amThe pope dedicated his general audience address to the Book of Ecclesiastes.
Pope Francis: ‘My heart is broken’ over Texas elementary school shooting
May 25, 2022 / 03:08 amThe pope was speaking at his Wednesday general audience.
Texas elementary school shooting: US Catholic bishops lament ‘epidemic of evil and violence’
May 25, 2022 / 02:45 amThe USCCB urged citizens to ‘implore our elected officials to help us take action.’
19 children and 2 adults killed in Texas shooting at elementary school
May 24, 2022 / 15:29 pmA gunman killed 19 students and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 90 miles west of San Antonio, on Tuesday.
Pope Francis prays for victims of Gaylord tornado
May 24, 2022 / 14:20 pmPope Francis expressed his closeness on Tuesday to the victims of a tornado that struck Gaylord last week, killing two people.
Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban
May 24, 2022 / 12:13 pmThe House Speaker made her first public comments since being banned from receiving Communion in her home diocese because of her advocacy of legalized abortion.
German bishops’ leader expresses disappointment in Pope Francis
May 24, 2022 / 06:45 amBishop Georg Bätzing insisted that ‘the teaching of the Catholic Church’ must be ‘changed.’
Archbishop Cordileone responds to criticism that he's 'politicizing the Eucharist'
May 23, 2022 / 19:47 pmCordileone was interviewed May 23 by EWTN News' Erik Rosales.
This is the prayer that Catholics are asked to say for the Church in China on May 24
May 23, 2022 / 17:03 pmIn 2007 Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed May 24, the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, to be a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary under that title as the country's patroness.
Prince Charles marks 100 years of society supporting Catholic archbishops of Westminster
May 23, 2022 / 12:35 pmThe Society of St. Augustine of Canterbury was founded in 1922.
Pope Francis thanks Italian volunteers for helping Ukrainian refugees fleeing ‘absurd war’
May 23, 2022 / 09:05 amThe pope thanked volunteers for aiding ‘refugees from Ukraine, especially women and children who have fled this absurd war.’
Germany’s Munich archdiocese spent around $1.5 million on abuse report
May 23, 2022 / 07:00 amThe report, published in January, faulted Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Reinhard Marx.
Detroit’s new auxiliary is an archbishop and veteran Vatican diplomat
May 23, 2022 / 05:22 amArchbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell was the nuncio to Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan.
Without mentioning Zen's arrest, Pope Francis says he is praying for the Church in China
May 22, 2022 / 11:08 amSpeaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli prayer on May 22, Pope Francis did not specifically mention the recent arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun in Hong Kong.