Articles by Courtney Mares
Relics of Carlo Acutis brought to Poland in hope of inspiring young Catholics
Mar 17, 2021 / 17:00 pmRelics of Carlo Acutis can now be found in a cathedral in Poland thanks to the initiative of a youth chaplain.
Pope Francis: ‘I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence’
Mar 17, 2021 / 06:00 amAt today’s general audience, Pope Francis made an emotional appeal for an end to violence against protesters in Burma.
Pope Francis: Support working mothers amid the coronavirus pandemic
Mar 15, 2021 / 08:05 amPope Francis has called for more support for working mothers during and after the coronavirus pandemic, saying that women are vital for the renewal of society and the economy.
Catholic campaign to aid Syrian children who ‘have known nothing but war’
Mar 14, 2021 / 15:04 pmAhead of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war, the Catholic charity Caritas has launched a campaign to help children in Syria with much needed medical, humanitarian, and educational resources.
Pope Francis prays for 'martyred Syria' on eve of 10th anniversary of war
Mar 14, 2021 / 07:00 amPope Francis urged the world not to forget the ongoing suffering of the “martyred” people of Syria on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war.
Pope Francis celebrates 500 years of 'the joy of the Gospel' in the Philippines
Mar 14, 2021 / 05:00 amPope Francis offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 500 years of Catholic faith in the Philippines.
Religious sister who treated Covid patients honored as 'Woman of Courage'
Mar 9, 2021 / 10:45 amA religious sister and registered nurse who served those sick with COVID-19 in Italy has been honored by the U.S. State Department with the “Women of Courage” Award.
Pope Francis returns historic prayer book saved from Islamic State to the Nineveh Plains
Mar 8, 2021 / 06:05 amDuring his trip to Iraq, Pope Francis returned a historic Aramaic prayer manuscript which was restored after the Islamic State desecrated the Catholic church where it was once held.
Pope Francis in Iraq meets with father whose children died as refugees in shipwreck
Mar 7, 2021 / 11:00 amPope Francis met Sunday with a father who lost his wife and two children in a shipwreck as Syrian war refugees.
Pope Francis in the Nineveh Plains: ‘Terrorism and death never have the last word’
Mar 7, 2021 / 04:00 amPope Francis entrusted the rebuilding of Christian communities in the Nineveh Plains to the protection of the Virgin Mary at a cathedral that was once desecrated and burned by the Islamic State.
Pope Francis in Iraq: ‘The name of God cannot be used to justify acts of murder’
Mar 5, 2021 / 06:48 amIn his first speech in Iraq, Pope Francis called for an end to violence and extremism so that ordinary Iraqis can live, work, and pray in peace.
Pope Francis meets with Iraqi refugees before flight to Baghdad
Mar 5, 2021 / 03:40 amPope Francis met with Iraqi refugees in Rome early Friday before his flight to Baghdad.
Pope Francis will bless this Virgin Mary statue desecrated by Islamic State
Mar 4, 2021 / 07:20 amIraqi Catholics have asked Pope Francis to bless a statue of the Virgin Mary that was desecrated by the Islamic State.
Pope Francis says he is coming to Iraq as ‘a pilgrim of peace’
Mar 4, 2021 / 04:00 amA day before he departs for Baghdad, Pope Francis sent a video message to the Iraqi people, saying that he was coming to Iraq as “a pilgrim of peace.”
Christians and Muslims alike welcome Pope Francis' trip to Iraq
Mar 3, 2021 / 14:00 pmIraqi Christians and Muslims alike have expressed excitment for Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, an aid worker based in Erbil told CNA this week.
How Pope Francis used a donated Lamborghini to help rebuild Iraqi Christian communities
Mar 3, 2021 / 06:15 amChristians in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains were able to rebuild a nursery school and other facilities destroyed by the Islamic State thanks to a custom Lamborghini auctioned off by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis appoints new bishop of US Virgin Islands
Mar 2, 2021 / 07:00 amPope Francis appointed Mgsr. Jerome Feudjio on Tuesday to lead the Diocese of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Pope Francis prays for children suffering from rare diseases
Feb 28, 2021 / 07:00 amPope Francis prayed Sunday for children suffering from rare diseases that they may feel “the caress of God’s love and tenderness.”
Pope Francis: The Lord does not permit darkness to have the last word
Feb 28, 2021 / 05:30 amPope Francis said Sunday that it is important to remember when facing a difficult trial that the “Lord is Risen and does not permit darkness to have the last word.”
Pope Francis says seeing a psychiatrist helped him with anxiety when he was younger
Feb 27, 2021 / 08:30 amPope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper Saturday.