Articles by Courtney Mares
Assisi to host Mass for peace in Ukraine at the tomb of St. Francis
Feb 25, 2022 / 06:20 amAssisi is known as ‘the city of peace.’
Catholics in Europe react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 / 06:05 amCatholics across Europe have reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with expressions of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and prayers for peace.
Pope Francis’ Lenten message: Addiction to digital media can hurt human relationships
Feb 24, 2022 / 04:30 am"May the corporal fasting to which Lent calls us fortify our spirit for the battle against sin,” Pope Francis said.
French parliament votes to extend abortion time limit from 12 to 14 weeks
Feb 23, 2022 / 10:30 amThe bill also extends the practice of surgical abortion to midwives.
Pope Francis decries excessive ‘exaltation of youth’ as he begins new catechesis series on old age
Feb 23, 2022 / 06:47 amHe said that idealized youth was ‘the dominant image of 20th-century totalitarianism.’
Ukraine crisis: Pope Francis calls for global day of fasting for peace on Ash Wednesday
Feb 23, 2022 / 03:07 amThe pope called for people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on March 2, Ash Wednesday.
Spanish cardinal: Clerical abuse audit is a ‘step forward’ in transparency
Feb 22, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe investigation is expected to take a year to complete.
Pope Francis appoints Father Jacques Fabre as new bishop of Charleston
Feb 22, 2022 / 05:05 amThe 66-year-old bishop-elect was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Spain’s Catholic bishops ask law firm to open independent audit on clerical sex abuse
Feb 21, 2022 / 09:03 amThe audit is expected to lead to a comprehensive report.
FSSP says Pope Francis has issued decree confirming its use of 1962 liturgical books
Feb 21, 2022 / 04:49 amThe decree reportedly followed two FSSP members’ private audience with the pope.
Cardinal Tagle: Evangelization isn't complicated, it's 'a conversation about Jesus'
Feb 19, 2022 / 12:15 pmCardinal Tagle gave the closing remarks at a three-day Vatican conference on the theology of the priesthood.
Pope Francis prays for cyclone victims in Madagascar
Feb 19, 2022 / 09:30 amThe pope sent a telegram to Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Feb. 19 as the island in the Indian Ocean braces for another potential storm heading its way.
Pope Francis meets Christian movement of blind and visually impaired people
Feb 19, 2022 / 07:30 amThe French association, Voir Ensemble (Seeing Together), was founded in 1927 by Father Yves Mollat, a blind Jesuit priest.
Pope Francis says Eastern Catholic Churches have shown heroic faith amid miseries of war
Feb 18, 2022 / 12:00 pmThe pope lamented that John Paul II’s appeal to avoid conflict in Iraq went unheeded
Pope Francis advances sainthood cause of Argentine cardinal who organized 1st World Youth Days
Feb 18, 2022 / 06:30 amCardinal Pironio was a member of the Roman Curia for two decades.
Pope Francis: 'The world needs beauty more than ever'
Feb 17, 2022 / 09:00 amThe pope met with a French Catholic group dedicated to supporting artists and celebrating sacred art, architecture, poetry, and music.
Major archbishop urges Ukrainians to be united in face of ‘great threat’
Feb 15, 2022 / 12:00 pmFeb. 16 will be observed as a “day of unity” in Ukraine.
Pope Francis seeks ‘healthy decentralization’ with new changes to canon law
Feb 15, 2022 / 07:20 amPope Francis signed the motu proprio on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
In 1st interview, Hong Kong’s new Catholic bishop says it’s unacceptable to trample on human dignity
Feb 9, 2022 / 12:00 pmHe said: ‘I find it unacceptable for human dignity to be ignored, trampled upon, or eliminated entirely.’
Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the body of Christ’
Feb 8, 2022 / 09:05 amHis remark came on the International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.