Articles by Courtney Mares
Vatican to publish new document on papal primacy
Jun 11, 2024 / 14:15 pmThe document, titled “The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in Ecumenical Dialogue and Responses to the Encyclical Ut Unum Sint,” will be released June 13.
Workers discover human skeleton during Jubilee construction dig in Rome
Jun 11, 2024 / 10:15 amThe skeleton was unearthed during excavations to create an underground motorway that will create a pedestrian-only road to St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis reflects on Roman Empire in visit to ancient Capitoline Hill
Jun 10, 2024 / 13:00 pmThe pope made the trip to the Capitoline Hill to speak to local government officials on June 10 in the Senatorial Palace, home to Rome’s city hall.
Pope Francis: Money, power, pleasure can enslave us
Jun 9, 2024 / 09:05 amSpeaking in his Angelus address on June 9, the pope asked people to contemplate the temptations that can imprison us and the freedom found in Christ.
Pope Francis to take 8-week break in liturgical schedule this summer
Jun 5, 2024 / 15:27 pmThe 87-year-old pope does not have any public Masses on his schedule for eight weeks in July and August, according to the official schedule published this week.
Pope Francis appoints new members to Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Jun 4, 2024 / 13:22 pmThe new appointments come as the Vatican office continues to grapple with the ecumenical fallout from Fiducia Supplicans.
Pope Francis appoints California priest to remote island post in Polynesia
Jun 3, 2024 / 12:33 pmFather Eliseo Napiere, pastor of St. James the Less Parish in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, will take up a new post on the island nation of Tuvalu.
Pope Francis joins in Corpus Christi celebration in Rome for first time in years
Jun 2, 2024 / 16:44 pmPope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Sunday.
Pope Francis: In the Eucharist, Jesus offers himself for the world
Jun 2, 2024 / 08:59 amOn the solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis explained that Christians are called to make their lives a gift for others.
From Hinduism to Catholicism: How Blessed Carlo Acutis inspired a man to convert
May 27, 2024 / 07:00 amThe son of a Brahman Hindu priest became a Catholic through young Carlo Acutis’ joyful witness to the Eucharist and his love for the poor.
Carlo Acutis to be first millennial saint: Pope Francis recognizes miracle for canonization
May 23, 2024 / 06:22 amThe Italian computer-coding teenager who died of cancer in 2006 is known for his great devotion to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Bishop of Shanghai defends China’s religious freedom record at Vatican conference
May 22, 2024 / 13:14 pmThe controversial Chinese bishop was a featured speaker at a Vatican conference beside Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Pope Francis praises historic council in China as ‘an authentic synodal journey’
May 21, 2024 / 13:57 pmIn a video message to a conference in Rome, the pope noted that Chinese Catholics have endured “times of patience and trial” in the past century.
Pope Francis names Bishop Joseph Williams as coadjutor bishop of Camden, New Jersey
May 21, 2024 / 09:06 amWilliams, 50, has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis since 2022.
Pope Francis to travel to Luxembourg and Belgium in September
May 20, 2024 / 14:06 pmThe pope will make a one-day stopover in Luxembourg on Sept. 26 before visiting the Catholic universities of Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve Sept. 26–29.
Pope Francis on Pentecost: The Holy Spirit’s work in us is powerful
May 19, 2024 / 08:15 amSpeaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope explained that the Holy Spirit’s “work in us is powerful, as symbolized by the signs of wind and fire.”
Italian actor Roberto Benigni to join Pope Francis for World Children’s Day
May 16, 2024 / 11:49 amOn the second day of the event, Benigni, best known for his Oscar-winning film “Life Is Beautiful,” will give a short speech at the end of Pope Francis’ Mass.
Chiara Corbella’s beatification cause to take a step forward in June
May 16, 2024 / 10:08 amThe Diocese of Rome announced Wednesday that it will hold the closing session of the diocesan phase of her cause for beatification on Friday, June 21.
A look at the bishop of Hong Kong’s recent visit to mainland China
May 15, 2024 / 14:17 pmChow led a 10-person delegation of Catholics from Hong Kong to the southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Shantou, and Shenzhen in April.
What has the Vatican already said about discerning Marian apparitions?
May 14, 2024 / 13:52 pmOfficials from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discussed problems that could come up in examining apparitions in November 1974.