Articles by Courtney Mares
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
Pope Francis meets with Legionaries of Christ leader
Apr 22, 2021 / 14:00 pmFr. John Connor asked the pope “for light and advice in the task that he has been entrusted with.”
Pope Francis: The biggest defeat for an athlete is to not play as a team
Apr 22, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe pope told a team of top water polo players not to “play alone.”
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Carlo Acutis was ‘an authentic apostle of the rosary’
Apr 22, 2021 / 09:00 amAcutis became the first millennial to be beatified by the Catholic Church in October 2020.
Cardinal Bo and Cardinal Sarah among speakers at Budapest International Eucharistic Congress
Apr 21, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe International Eucharistic Congress will take place in the Hungarian capital Sept. 5-12.
'Go to Joseph': What popes from Bl Pius IX to Francis have said about St Joseph
Apr 21, 2021 / 10:01 amFrom Blessed Pius IX to Francis, popes have underlined the importance of devotion to St. Joseph.
‘Secrets of the Vatican Museums’ video series brings art masterpieces to YouTube
Apr 21, 2021 / 07:00 amThe museums themselves remain closed to the public due to the pandemic
Catholic charity: Migrant arrivals by sea tripled in Italy in 2020
Apr 20, 2021 / 12:00 pmMore than 34,000 migrants arrived by sea in 2020, up from 11,000 the previous year
Africa seeing ‘dramatic increase in jihadist groups,’ says global religious freedom report
Apr 20, 2021 / 04:20 amAid to the Church in Need says groups have spread ‘within an alarmingly short timeframe’
Pope Francis applauds beatification of monks who died protecting the Eucharist
Apr 18, 2021 / 08:00 amIn his Regina Coeli address Sunday, Pope Francis applauded the beatification of six Cistercian monks who were martyred while trying to protect the Eucharist from French soldiers in 1799.
Pope Francis prays for peace as Ukraine-Russia tensions rise
Apr 18, 2021 / 06:05 am“I follow with great concern the events in some areas of eastern Ukraine, where violations of the ceasefire have multiplied in recent months, and I observe with great concern the increase in military activities,” Pope Francis said April 18.
Vatican statement on Ramadan: 'Christians and Muslims are called to be bearers of hope'
Apr 16, 2021 / 09:30 amThe Vatican’s interreligious dialogue council released a statement Friday sending “fraternal good wishes” to Muslims for the month of Ramadan.