Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope Francis sends video message to Argentina for feast of Our Lady of Lujan
May 6, 2021 / 07:00 am“I will accompany you from here,” Pope Francis said in the video published on May 6.
Stolen 14th-century reliquary found in police raid of art collector’s home in Sicily
May 5, 2021 / 13:00 pmBarbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums, hailed the rediscovery of the reliquary as “a nearly unprecedented find.”
Pope Francis: The contemplative dimension of being human gives life flavor
May 5, 2021 / 04:35 amThe pope has encouraged Catholics to engage in “loving contemplation,” a practice that “does not need many words.”
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EU to showcase the European history of Rome’s Catholic churches
May 4, 2021 / 14:00 pmWeekly walks to 26 of Rome’s churches with historic ties to European nations will take place in May and June.
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for May is for the regulation of financial markets
May 4, 2021 / 08:46 am“This situation is unsustainable. It’s dangerous,” Pope Francis said in a video message released May 4.
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ 30th birthday celebrated by parishes across world
May 3, 2021 / 13:00 pmAcutis, who was born on May 3, 1991, is the first millennial to be beatified.
Pope Francis to open event on Italy’s demographic decline
May 3, 2021 / 07:00 amThe country’s birth rate has hit a historic low.
Pope Francis to Catholic associations: ‘The Lord counts on your boldness’
Apr 30, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe pope urged the groups to beware of “the trap of organizational charts.”
Ukraine’s president: Vatican would be the ideal place for meeting with Putin
Apr 30, 2021 / 12:00 pm“The Holy See is a moral authority on a global level which has always effectively played the role of mediator,” said Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of President Biden’s home diocese
Apr 30, 2021 / 06:15 amMsgr. William Koenig succeeds Bishop William Francis Malooly, who has led the diocese since 2008.
Pope Francis praises Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ ahead of beatification
Apr 30, 2021 / 05:00 amPope Francis sent a video message marking the beatification of José Gregorio Hernández.
Pope Francis: St. Catherine of Siena is a gift to the Church and humanity
Apr 29, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe pope has sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization.
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of South Korean Cardinal Cheong
Apr 29, 2021 / 06:30 amThe cardinal sought to bring peace and unification to the Korean peninsula.
Five Catholic priests in Indian diocese die of COVID-19 in 10 days
Apr 28, 2021 / 13:00 pmOne bishop said: “I have seven priests in hospital right now, and those are the lucky ones who found a hospital bed.”
Cardinal Pell: ‘The duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture’
Apr 28, 2021 / 05:05 am“I think that there is a percentage of the German Church that seems to be resolutely heading in the wrong direction.”
Catholic charity to give $9.5 million in aid to Africa’s persecuted Christians
Apr 27, 2021 / 07:00 am“In no other region have so many priests, religious and church workers been murdered in the last three years.”
Belarus bishop offers Mass for Chernobyl victims on 35th anniversary of nuclear disaster
Apr 26, 2021 / 10:30 am“It was the largest man-made disaster in human history. We feel its effects today,” Archbishop Kondrusiewicz said.
Priest with cancer dies 23 days after his hospital room ordination
Apr 26, 2021 / 06:40 am“His altar was the [hospital] bed, where he was able to unite his sufferings to those of Christ."
Pope Francis prays for people displaced by St. Vincent volcano eruptions
Apr 23, 2021 / 08:00 amThe volcano La Soufrière, dormant since 1979, has erupted multiple times since April 9.
Three kidnapped Catholics released in Haiti
Apr 23, 2021 / 04:35 amSeven other Catholics remain captive more than 10 days after their abduction