Articles by Courtney Mares
First Mozambique-born cardinal dies at age of 97
Oct 1, 2021 / 05:20 amHe is remembered for promoting peace amid Mozambique’s bloody civil war.
Catholic school named for Blessed Carlo Acutis will have ‘the Eucharist at its heart’
Sep 30, 2021 / 06:00 amIt will be the first K-12 Catholic school named after the young blessed.
Heroic Catholic priest described as a ‘guardian angel’ in WWII is beatified
Sep 28, 2021 / 08:30 amBlessed Giovanni Fornasini was killed while trying to bury victims of a Nazi massacre.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory takes possession of Immaculate Conception church in Rome
Sep 27, 2021 / 10:00 amThe cardinal said he was “particularly thankful” as the Immaculate Conception is Patroness of the United States.
Pope Francis decries abortion and euthanasia as treating human life like ‘waste’
Sep 27, 2021 / 09:00 am“Is it right to hire a hitman to solve a problem? That’s what abortion is,” the pope said.
San Marino votes to legalize abortion
Sep 27, 2021 / 04:00 amThe referendum vote ended the microstate’s abortion ban.
Pope Francis appoints delegate to oversee Communion and Liberation’s consecrated laity
Sep 24, 2021 / 07:10 amThe special delegate will oversee the Memores Domini.
Pope Francis meets with newly elected Armenian Catholic patriarch
Sep 24, 2021 / 06:15 amPatriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian was elected in Rome.
Catholic cardinal says Haiti's 'catastrophic situation' led Haitians to U.S. border
Sep 23, 2021 / 06:00 amThe Catholic cardinal, who was injured in Haiti’s recent earthquake, is also a leader in the recovery efforts for the island nation facing the consequences of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake, aggravated by widespread poverty and gang violence.
Pope Francis meets Afghan Christian whose parents were killed by the Taliban
Sep 22, 2021 / 09:00 am“It was beautiful,” one Afghan refugee told CNA after meeting the pope.
Pope Francis: Christian faith in Europe is being ‘diluted by consumerism’
Sep 22, 2021 / 04:30 amThe pope recapped his visit to Hungary and Slovakia at his general audience.
Poland’s March for Life and the Family draws 5,000 people
Sep 20, 2021 / 07:00 amThousands participated in the annual pro-life march in Warsaw on Sept. 19.
Pope Francis warns leaders of Catholic movements not to abuse power
Sep 16, 2021 / 08:00 amThe pope said that “true service is free and unconditional.”
On papal flight, Pope Francis tackles debate over Communion for politicians who support abortion
Sep 15, 2021 / 09:20 amThe pope addressed the controversy during an in-flight press conference.
Maronite Catholic patriarch welcomes Lebanon’s new government
Sep 14, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe move paves the way for a potential papal visit.
Christianity without the Cross is ‘sterile,’ says Pope Francis at Byzantine Divine Liturgy
Sep 14, 2021 / 06:00 amAround 40,000 people attended the liturgy in Prešov, Slovakia.
Pope Francis at International Eucharistic Congress: ‘Let’s make time for Adoration’
Sep 12, 2021 / 05:30 amPope Francis is the first pope to attend an International Eucharistic Congress since the year 2000.
Pope Francis arrives in Hungary and meets Viktor Orban
Sep 12, 2021 / 02:30 amThe pope is making his first international trip since undergoing surgery.
Cardinal Erdö: Our world today is in burning need of a united Christianity
Sep 11, 2021 / 12:00 pm"This unity is the will of Christ Himself, who prayed that His disciples may be one, that the world may believe that the Father has sent Him."
Pope Francis: A family that remains open to life builds history
Sep 11, 2021 / 06:00 am“Dear friends, the family is alive if it finds itself united in prayer," the pope said in a message ahead of the World Meeting of Families in Rome.