Articles by Courtney Mares
Eucharistic congress hears story of ‘the bishop of the abandoned tabernacle’
Jul 21, 2024 / 18:20 pmBishop Gerardo Colacicco, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, shared the story of the passionate Spanish saint during a homily at Mass.
National Eucharistic Congress ends with prayer for ‘new Pentecost’ for U.S. Church
Jul 21, 2024 / 14:00 pm“Those who choose to stay with Jesus will be sent by Jesus,” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told the crowd of nearly 60,000.
Eucharistic congress ‘a moment of unity’ for the U.S. Church, Bishop Cozzens says
Jul 20, 2024 / 14:20 pmMore than 50,000 Catholics from all 50 states who speak more than 40 languages are at the congress, which features keynote speeches and Eucharistic adoration.
Scott Hahn urges priests at National Eucharistic Congress to ‘rekindle Eucharistic amazement’
Jul 19, 2024 / 17:55 pmDuring the first session with nearly 1,000 priests on Wednesday, Scott Hahn offered a retreat meditation on the biblical account of the road to Emmaus.
Catholics from across country meet in Indiana for National Eucharistic Congress
Jul 18, 2024 / 16:29 pmBishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, called the congress “a moment of unity” for the Church in the United States.
National Eucharistic Congress begins in Indianapolis: ‘We did this for you, Lord’
Jul 18, 2024 / 09:35 amThe Congress, which has drawn tens of thousands of people to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, is the first such event to be held in the U.S. since World War II.
National Eucharistic Congress to draw more than 50,000 to Indianapolis
Jul 15, 2024 / 09:00 amThe five-day congress will be the first National Eucharistic Congress held in the United States since World War II.
Relics of Carlo Acutis and 6 saints coming to National Eucharistic Congress
Jul 13, 2024 / 07:00 amRelics of Carlo Acutis, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Juan Diego, and other saints can be venerated at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis next week.
Pope Francis to attend ‘Miracle of the Snow’ commemoration in Rome
Jul 12, 2024 / 11:25 amEach year white rose petals fall from the ceiling of the papal Marian basilica in commemoration of a miraculous snowfall in Rome on Aug. 5 in 358 A.D.
Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Church’s ‘foreign minister’ at the Vatican
Jul 12, 2024 / 09:18 amThe pope met Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthony at the Vatican, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, on Thursday.
Pope Francis tells AI leaders: No machine should ever choose to take human life
Jul 10, 2024 / 10:33 amIn a message to an AI ethics conference in Hiroshima, Japan, the pope underlined that artificial intelligence has implications for the future of war and peace in our world.
Synod organizer says Vatican doctrine office is studying women deacons
Jul 9, 2024 / 15:05 pmCardinal Mario Grech said the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is studying “the women’s diaconate” within the context of its in-depth study of ministries.
Pope Francis appoints new prefect of Vatican archives
Jul 6, 2024 / 09:05 amThe Vatican Apostolic Archive contains 53 miles of shelving preserving documentation preserving important documents for the Church dating to the eighth century.
Vatican releases schedule for Pope Francis’ two-week trip to Asia and Oceania
Jul 5, 2024 / 11:46 amAt the age of 87, the Holy Father is set to take on his most ambitious international trip yet to Southeast Asia and Oceania in September.
Vatican excommunicates Viganò for schism
Jul 5, 2024 / 09:35 amThe Vatican has officially excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announced Friday.
Lourdes bishop wants to tear down Rupnik mosaics — but not yet
Jul 3, 2024 / 06:38 amThe Lourdes bishop’s announcement comes less than two weeks after he met with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican on June 20.
Pope Francis asks Sacred Heart of Jesus to convert hearts who want war
Jun 30, 2024 / 09:59 amPope Francis prayed for the intercession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Sunday to convert “the hearts of those who want war” to projects of dialogue and peace.
Vatican fireworks: A 500-year-old tradition for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Jun 29, 2024 / 05:00 amEach year on June 29, fireworks are launched from atop Castel Sant’Angelo in celebration of the co-patron saints of Rome, St. Peter and St. Paul.
Vatican rules supposed apparitions of Virgin Mary near Rome ‘not supernatural’
Jun 27, 2024 / 11:38 amThe Vatican confirmed the legal validity of an Italian bishop’s decree that the supposed apparitions in Trevignano Romano are “not supernatural.”
Pope Francis: Drug cartels are ‘traffickers of death’ and ‘murderers’
Jun 26, 2024 / 07:48 am“We cannot ignore the evil intentions and actions of drug dealers and traffickers. They are murderers!” Pope Francis said in St. Peter’s Square on June 26.