Articles by Courtney Mares
McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999
Nov 10, 2020 / 10:30 amThe Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in 1999, who objected to McCarrick’s potential appointment to higher office, on the basis of existing allegations of misconduct, including incidents involving sharing a bed with seminarians at a New Jersey beach house.
French bishops' appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
Nov 8, 2020 / 10:00 amThe French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during France’s second national lockdown was rejected Saturday by the Council of State.
Pope Francis: Prepare to meet the Lord with good deeds inspired by His love
Nov 8, 2020 / 08:40 amPope Francis said Sunday that it is important not to forget that at the end of one’s life there will be “a definitive appointment with God.”
Order of Malta opts to elect a Lieutenant of the Grand Master amid constitutional reform
Nov 8, 2020 / 07:00 amThe Order of Malta elected Fra’ Marco Luzzago as the Lieutenant of the Grand Master on Nov. 8. to serve a one year term amid the order’s constitutional reform.
Teen martyred while protecting the Eucharist beatified in Spain
Nov 8, 2020 / 05:15 amA 19-year-old Spanish martyr who gave his life while protecting the Eucharist was beatified Saturday at a Mass in the Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona.
Pope Francis to meet with families of the victims of the Nice basilica attack
Nov 7, 2020 / 11:00 amPope Francis will meet with families of the victims of the Nice basilica attack, the city’s mayor said Saturday at the national memorial service for the victims.
Cardinal is freed after kidnapping by gunmen in Cameroon
Nov 6, 2020 / 05:35 amCardinal Christian Tumi, who was kidnapped by gunmen Thursday evening in Cameroon’s Northwest Region, has been freed.
Eastern Orthodox priest shot in France emerges from coma
Nov 5, 2020 / 09:00 amFr. Nikolas Kakavelakis, a Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon who was seriously wounded in a shooting Saturday, has emerged from coma, according to French media.
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 169 deceased bishops, cardinals
Nov 5, 2020 / 08:00 amPope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray for the dead and remember Christ’s promise of the resurrection at a Mass offered Thursday for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died in the past year.
Killing of catechist alarms Indonesia’s Catholic bishops
Nov 4, 2020 / 13:00 pmCatholic bishops in Indonesia met with government officials this week to express concern about the violence in Papua after a Catholic catechist was shot and killed by security forces.
Vatican cardinal marks 70 years since proclamation of dogma of the Assumption
Nov 3, 2020 / 14:00 pmCatholics in Rome marked the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Assumption Sunday with a solemn Mass offered by Cardinal Mauro Piacenza.
French bishops say public Mass ban violates freedom of worship
Nov 3, 2020 / 09:00 amAs France begins its second lockdown this year, French bishops are filing an urgent appeal to continue public Masses, saying that the most recent coronavirus restrictions “violate freedom of worship.”
Cardinal Parolin to EU bishops: Protect life from conception to natural death
Nov 3, 2020 / 07:00 amVatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has encouraged bishops in Europe to evaluate legislative proposals in light of the transcendent dignity of every human person.
Pope Francis on All Souls’ Day: Christian hope gives life meaning
Nov 2, 2020 / 10:00 amPope Francis visited a cemetery in Vatican City to pray on All Souls Day Monday and offered Mass for the faithful departed.
French police make six arrests over Nice terror attack
Nov 2, 2020 / 09:00 amFrench police have arrested a total of six men in their investigation into the attack on the Basilica of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Nice.
Irish bishops petition government to lift ban on religious gatherings
Oct 30, 2020 / 11:01 amIrish bishops met with the prime minister this week to petition the government to lift the current coronavirus restrictions on public worship as soon as possible.
Italian cardinal tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 29, 2020 / 13:00 pmCardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, the president of the Italian bishops’ conference, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Nice basilica terrorist attack: Who were the victims?
Oct 29, 2020 / 11:02 amBells tolled in Catholic parishes across France in memory of the three people killed in a knife attack at the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice Thursday morning.
Pope Francis recognizes martyrdom of Lebanese priests killed under Ottoman Empire
Oct 28, 2020 / 13:00 pmPope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of nine men and women, including two Lebanese priests martyred under the Ottoman Empire.
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Cameroon after deadly school attack
Oct 28, 2020 / 07:00 amPope Francis appealed for an end to violence in Cameroon Wednesday after seven students were killed in an attack on a school in the city of Kumba.