Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Fernández
Jul 9, 2023 / 05:15 amSince his election in 2013, Pope Francis has created 121 cardinals from 66 countries at eight consistories.
Synod on Synodality: Vatican publishes full list of participants
Jul 7, 2023 / 06:42 amFor the first time, laypeople will be full voting members of the synod, which begins in October.
Archbishop Fernández on new role as Vatican’s doctrinal chief: ‘I will do it my way’
Jul 6, 2023 / 09:30 amIn his first interview since his appointment, Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández spoke about handling clerical abuse, the German Synodal Way, and same-sex blessings.
Cardinal Zuppi to go to Moscow this week as Pope Francis’ peace envoy
Jun 27, 2023 / 06:00 amZuppi will arrive in Russia’s capital less than one week after a paramilitary organization known as the Wagner Group rebelled against the Russian government.
PHOTOS: Procession in Rome honors Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Jun 27, 2023 / 02:00 amLed by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a procession through the streets of Rome took place this past Sunday beginning at the Church of St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Pope Francis names Bishop Coyne as new coadjutor archbishop of Hartford
Jun 26, 2023 / 04:40 amAs coadjutor, Bishop Christopher Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford Archdiocese and succeed him as archbishop.
Pope Francis: Do not be afraid to suffer criticism or economic loss to be faithful to the Gospel
Jun 25, 2023 / 06:00 amPope Francis has urged Christians today not to fear persecution for being faithful to what the Church teaches.
Pope Francis is sending Cardinal Krajewski to Ukraine on a humanitarian mission
Jun 22, 2023 / 10:05 amThis will be the cardinal’s sixth visit back to Ukraine, this time to bring aid to Kherson amid floods.
Pope Francis advances the sainthood cause of Fatima’s Sister Lucia
Jun 22, 2023 / 04:30 amLucia, who was 10 years old at the time of the 1917 Marian apparitions, outlived the other visionaries by decades, surviving until age 97.
Investigation opened into alleged abuse by Paris Foreign Mission Society priests
Jun 21, 2023 / 11:45 amThe French bishops’ conference said the official investigation has come at the request of the superior general of the Paris Foreign Mission Society.
PHOTOS: Vatican Library showcases first-edition works by Blaise Pascal
Jun 21, 2023 / 09:15 amOn the 400th anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the Vatican Library displayed first editions of some of his most famous works.
Pope Francis appoints new permanent observer to the UN in Geneva
Jun 21, 2023 / 08:37 amArchbishop Ettore Balestrero most recently served as the apostolic nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Synod on Synodality: Your questions answered
Jun 20, 2023 / 12:00 pmThe Vatican released a new document on June 20 outlining key questions for the upcoming 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assembly
Jun 20, 2023 / 06:30 am“Discernment” topics include women deacons, priestly celibacy, and greater decision-making by the “People of God.”
Pope Francis names Cardinal Ghirlanda to succeed Cardinal Burke as Order of Malta patron
Jun 19, 2023 / 10:06 amThe Vatican announced June 19 that the 80-year-old Jesuit cardinal will take on the role as the “Cardinalis Patronus.”
John Kerry meets Pope Francis at the Vatican for a fourth time
Jun 19, 2023 / 07:45 amPope Francis met with U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry at the Vatican on Monday.
Pope Francis publishes apostolic letter on Blaise Pascal
Jun 19, 2023 / 05:45 amPope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.”
Pope Francis makes first public speech since hospitalization for abdominal surgery
Jun 18, 2023 / 05:25 amThe 86-year-old pope smiled and waved from the window of the Apostolic Palace as he gave thanks for prayers and messages he received.
UN Security Council discusses Pope Francis and imam’s human fraternity proposal
Jun 15, 2023 / 08:22 amThe secretary-general told the council June 14 to look to the human fraternity declaration signed by the pope and grand imam in 2019 as “a model.”
Vatican: Pope Francis’ doctors plan to discharge him from hospital ‘in the next few days’
Jun 14, 2023 / 07:30 amThe 86-year-old pope is currently recovering in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital one week after he underwent a three-hour surgery for an incisional hernia.