Articles by Courtney Mares
Hong Kong bishop consecrated in Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
Dec 4, 2021 / 03:00 amMore than 6,000 people tuned in live to watch Chow’s consecration Mass on YouTube.
These Christian migrants prayed for a better future. Now Pope Francis is making it possible
Dec 3, 2021 / 13:00 pmAs a sign of Pope Francis’ concern for migrants, the Vatican has announced that it is helping to arrange the transfer of refugees from Cyprus to Italy.
Pope Francis in Cyprus: We encounter Jesus in the faces of migrants
Dec 3, 2021 / 09:00 amFour migrants shared their testimonies with the pope.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Catholic archbishop of Paris
Dec 2, 2021 / 04:23 amArchbishop Michel Aupetit, 70, has led the archdiocese since 2018.
Dutch Catholic bishops cancel Christmas Midnight Masses due to COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 1, 2021 / 08:30 amNo Catholic Masses or other parish functions will be allowed to take place after 5 p.m.
Pope Francis: St. Joseph shows engaged couples what real love looks like
Dec 1, 2021 / 05:15 am‘We need to move from infatuation to mature love,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for December is for catechists
Nov 30, 2021 / 13:00 pmPope Francis instituted a new ministry of catechist in May.
Pope Francis to Orthodox leader: May God prepare us to receive gift of full unity
Nov 30, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe pope sent the message on the feast of St. Andrew.
Report: Pope Francis could bring 50 migrants from Cyprus to Italy
Nov 29, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe pope will arrive in Cyprus on Dec. 2.
Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels public act of veneration again due to pandemic
Nov 29, 2021 / 04:37 amLast year, the pope made a surprise visit to pray alone at the Immaculate Conception statue.
Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican
Nov 26, 2021 / 08:10 amAsked how he was doing, the pope told Macron: ‘I’m still alive.’
Pope Francis attends student play on how the pandemic has affected young people
Nov 26, 2021 / 04:00 amThe pope watched a show called ‘The faces of the pandemic.’
Pope Francis tells new Lebanese PM: Lebanon is worth fighting to save
Nov 25, 2021 / 06:05 amNajib Mikati gave the pope a brick from a church damaged in the Beirut port explosion.
Synod on Synodality organizers want local stage to focus on one fundamental question
Nov 24, 2021 / 09:00 amCardinal Mario Grech was addressing the Italian bishops.
Pope Francis: Digital revolution forces us to rethink what it means to be human
Nov 24, 2021 / 05:10 am‘Today, a revolution is underway,’ the pope told the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Pope Francis prays for Wisconsin parade victims
Nov 23, 2021 / 06:38 am‘He commends the souls of those who died to Almighty God’s loving mercy.’
The last surviving Trappist monk from Algeria massacre has died at 97
Nov 22, 2021 / 07:15 amThe Tibhirine monks’ story was dramatized in the 2010 French film Of Gods and Men, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Religious freedom advocates ‘appalled’ as State Department removes Nigeria from watch list
Nov 18, 2021 / 09:00 amRights groups have documented thousands of killings of Nigerian Christians.
Synod’s chief organizer to US bishops: Don’t be afraid to tell us frankly what you hear
Nov 18, 2021 / 04:45 amCardinal Mario Grech sent a 14-minute video message to the USCCB Fall General Assembly.
Two Irish Catholic dioceses will soon be under the leadership of one bishop
Nov 17, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe dioceses will not be merged.