Articles by Courtney Mares
Imam, rabbi, and Orthodox patriarch wish Pope Francis a swift recovery
Jul 5, 2021 / 11:00 amPope Francis underwent a three-hour operation on the evening of July 4.
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Jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy dies at age 84
Jul 5, 2021 / 08:15 amHe spent his final months jailed for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes.
Pope Francis to spend week recovering in hospital after intestinal surgery
Jul 5, 2021 / 04:20 amA Vatican spokesman said: “His Holiness Pope Francis is in good general condition.”
Pope Francis: ‘Stop using Lebanon and the Middle East for outside interests and profits’
Jul 1, 2021 / 11:23 amThe pope hosted a day of prayer for Lebanon at the Vatican.
Pope Francis tells Catholic business leaders to invest in the common good
Jul 1, 2021 / 06:00 amHe encouraged “investing in the common good, not hiding money in tax havens.”
Catholic archbishop: With new law, foundation of French bioethics ‘has been erased’
Jun 30, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe new law gives single women and lesbian couples access to state-sponsored medically assisted reproduction.
Vatican cardinal: Europeans must ‘reawaken consciences’ after abortion vote
Jun 30, 2021 / 07:00 amCardinal Sandri said the vote marked “a dangerous anthropological drift.”
Pope Francis thanks Benedict XVI on his 70th ordination anniversary
Jun 29, 2021 / 12:00 pmPope Francis called the pope emeritus “the contemplative of the Vatican.”
Pope Francis: Saints Peter and Paul found freedom in Christ
Jun 29, 2021 / 06:30 amThe Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul saw the largest Mass in St. Peter’s since the pandemic began.
Pope Francis: ‘The witness of growing communion between us Christians will be a sign of hope’
Jun 28, 2021 / 10:30 amPope Francis told a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople that the witness of growing communion between Christians would be “a sign of hope for many.”
Pope Francis meets Secretary Antony Blinken at Vatican
Jun 28, 2021 / 05:45 amSecretary Blinken and Pope Francis discussed China, as well as "the humanitarian crises in Lebanon, Syria, the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and Venezuela," according to the State Department.
Vatican ‘deeply concerned’ about the potential collapse of Lebanon
Jun 25, 2021 / 14:00 pmArchbishop Paul Gallagher said the pope could visit the country at “the beginning of next year.”
Vatican ‘foreign minister’ doubts speaking out on Hong Kong ‘would make any difference whatever’
Jun 25, 2021 / 05:45 amArchbishop Paul Gallagher said: “Obviously Hong Kong is the object of concern for us.”
Beirut’s St. Joseph church, badly damaged in port explosion, to reopen
Jun 24, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe church has been restored with funds from Aid to the Church in Need.
Adoration is like radiotherapy for our sinfulness, says Vatican’s new liturgy chief
Jun 24, 2021 / 06:17 amArchbishop Arthur Roche said he was optimistic about people returning to Mass after the pandemic.
Catholic missionary priest: ‘This is the hour of confession of faith’ for Church in Myanmar
Jun 23, 2021 / 13:00 pmBurmese protesters are facing a “nightmare of repression and violence,” the priest said.
Pope Francis warns against preachers who sow division online
Jun 23, 2021 / 06:35 amThe pope said that these “new preachers” can be recognized by their “rigidity.”
Pope Francis receives crucifix made from wood salvaged after Beirut blast
Jun 22, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe blast killed nearly 200 people and injured 600 others.
Pope Francis names new secretary of Vatican safeguarding commission
Jun 22, 2021 / 07:00 amFr. Andrew Small succeeds Msgr. Robert Oliver as secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Pope Francis: How often do we fixate on our problems rather than bringing them to God?
Jun 20, 2021 / 06:05 amIn his Angelus message this Sunday, Pope Francis offered a reminder that the Lord wants us to seek his presence in the trials and storms of life.