Articles by Courtney Mares
Cardinal Zuppi announces report on clerical sex abuse in Italy
May 27, 2022 / 09:18 amThe report will only cover the years 2000 to 2021.
This Catholic is trekking 4,000 miles across Europe to Jerusalem
May 27, 2022 / 08:12 amCarlota Valenzuela began the epic foot pilgrimage in January.
Pope Francis cites JRR Tolkien in essay on storytelling
May 27, 2022 / 04:43 amThe pope referred to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ author in the afterword to a new book.
Cardinal Tagle: Missionary dioceses need support with abuse prevention protocols
May 26, 2022 / 09:40 am‘They need psychologists. They need canon lawyers,’ the Vatican cardinal said.
Gunmen kidnap 2 Catholic priests in Nigeria
May 26, 2022 / 06:00 amThe priests were abducted after the gunmen broke into a rectory in northwest Nigeria.
Bishop Flores on Texas elementary school shooting: ‘Don’t tell me that guns aren’t the problem’
May 25, 2022 / 07:55 amBishops across the US are responding to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Cardinal Zen: ‘Martyrdom is normal in our Church’
May 25, 2022 / 05:44 amThe cardinal was speaking during a live-streamed Mass after his court appearance.
New Catholic archbishop of Paris invokes ‘synodal spirit’ at installation Mass
May 24, 2022 / 10:40 amArchbishop Laurent Ulrich is the 142nd archbishop of Paris.
Cardinal Zen appears in court in Hong Kong
May 24, 2022 / 04:10 amThe date set for Cardinal Zen’s trial is Sept. 19.
40,000 people take part in Italy’s March for Life
May 23, 2022 / 11:30 am‘We are here to reaffirm the right of children to come into the world,’ said Father Andres Bonello.
Almost 12,000 people attend the beatification of Pauline Jaricot
May 23, 2022 / 10:00 amCardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided over the beatification Mass in Lyon.
Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Filipino bishop known for bilocation
May 21, 2022 / 10:00 amThe pope also approved the canonization of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini.
Pope Francis: Catholic schools should not be Christian in name only
May 21, 2022 / 07:00 amThe pope spoke to the De La Salle Christian Brothers.
Vatican foreign minister meets Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv
May 20, 2022 / 11:32 amArchbishop Paul Gallagher prayed at a former mass grave site in Bucha during his Ukraine visit.
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of UAE’s Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
May 20, 2022 / 08:40 amThe pope paid tribute to ‘his distinguished and far-sighted leadership in the service of the nation.’
Vatican hosts synod listening session with disabled Catholics
May 20, 2022 / 05:15 am‘I’m in debt to people with disabilities,’ said Cardinal Grech. ‘One of them led me on the path of a priestly vocation.’
PHOTOS: Madrid launches holy year in honor of St Isidore the Farmer
May 19, 2022 / 11:15 amThe jubilee year will last until May 2023.
George Weigel on what the Vatican can learn from JPII’s diplomacy with Russia
May 19, 2022 / 06:23 amThe papal biographer said the Vatican ought to realize that ‘appeasement of communist regimes never works.’
John Paul II’s mom chose life after her doctor advised an abortion
May 18, 2022 / 12:01 pmOver one hundred years ago on May 18, Emilia Wojtyla gave birth to her second son, Karol, after a difficult and life-threatening pregnancy. The child would grow up to be St. John Paul II.
Pilgrims in Fatima offer prayers for peace in Ukraine
May 13, 2022 / 11:36 amMay 13 marks the 105th anniversary of the first apparition of Mary in Fatima.