Articles by Courtney Mares
New report details experience of Christians detained in North Korea
Nov 3, 2021 / 07:00 am‘When they were caught praying, they were beaten every morning for 20 consecutive days.’
Pope Francis celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass at military cemetery in Rome
Nov 2, 2021 / 06:15 amThe pope placed white flowers on some of the graves.
Vatican highlights challenge of ‘hyper-nationalism’ in Diwali message
Oct 29, 2021 / 12:00 pmIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet Pope Francis on Oct. 30.
Pope Francis receives cross made from barbed wire from North Korean border
Oct 29, 2021 / 09:00 amThe cross was a gift from South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Pope Francis to meet leaders of the US, India and South Korea in the next 24 hours
Oct 29, 2021 / 02:45 amAll three leaders are in Rome this week for the G20 summit.
Journalists protest as Vatican cancels live coverage of Joe Biden greeting Pope Francis
Oct 28, 2021 / 10:30 amThe Vatican offered no explanation for the decision.
Catholics can get an indulgence for the dead by praying at a cemetery any day this November
Oct 28, 2021 / 07:12 amA plenary indulgence remits all temporal punishment due to sin.
Pope Francis to visit Canada in 'pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation' with Indigenous peoples
Oct 27, 2021 / 09:00 amThe potential visit by Pope Francis would be the first papal trip to Canada in nearly 20 years.
Order of Malta thanks Pope Francis for choosing to 'accelerate the process of reform'
Oct 27, 2021 / 05:30 am"As my special delegate you have all the powers necessary to decide any questions that may arise," the pope wrote in a letter to Cardinal Tomasi this week.
Why the next bishop of Hong Kong has a giraffe in his coat of arms
Oct 26, 2021 / 12:00 pmBishop-elect Stephen Chow Sau-yan is due to be consecrated on Dec. 4.
Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe countries
Oct 24, 2021 / 06:30 amPope Francis called on the international community to stop deporting migrants to unsafe countries.
Pope Francis: Our response to injustice must be more than condemnation
Oct 23, 2021 / 10:30 amDenunciation is not enough when it comes to issues of injustice, the pope said this weekend.
Pope Francis asks religious sisters to pray for him: 'It is not easy to be the pope'
Oct 23, 2021 / 08:30 amThe pope also shared a story from the life of St. Therese of Lisieux.
Vatican issues decree clarifying responsibilities for translation of Latin liturgical texts
Oct 22, 2021 / 09:00 amArchbishop Roche said: ‘The great task of translation ... falls to the bishops.’
Pope Francis thanks God for ‘profound personal bond’ with Orthodox leader
Oct 22, 2021 / 04:00 amThe Orthodox leader is marking the 30th anniversary of his election.
Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa launches synodal process in Holy Land
Oct 21, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe process will open simultaneously in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and Cyprus.
Cardinal Tagle: Digital evangelization cannot replace personal encounter
Oct 21, 2021 / 09:00 amHe was speaking at a press conference presenting World Mission Day 2021.
Pope Francis officially recognizes Amazon region ecclesial conference
Oct 20, 2021 / 12:00 pmThe Amazon synod’s final document called for the new body to be created.
Godfather ban: Sicilian Catholic diocese suspends naming of godparents at baptism for 3 years
Oct 20, 2021 / 06:10 amA decree issued by the archbishop of Catania came into full effect this month.
Pope Francis: Catholic healthcare is called to bear witness to human dignity
Oct 18, 2021 / 08:00 amHe was speaking on the feast of the patron saint of doctors.