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Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘Our spiritual heritage is being destroyed by bombing’
Major Archbishop Shevchuk said that ‘priests are being killed.’ Read more
Catholic bishop in Puerto Rico says his removal by Pope Francis is ‘totally unjust’
He said he was asked to resign because he ‘had not been obedient to the pope nor had I been... Read more
Papal envoy meets Catholic leaders in Ukraine
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is one of two cardinals visiting the war-torn country at the pope’s behest. Read more
How Pope Francis’ tone on the Ukraine war has shifted
The pope’s words at the Angelus marked a subtle but important change. Read more
Pope Francis’ March prayer intention: For Christians facing new bioethical challenges
‘Let us pray that we may give a Christian response to bioethical challenges,’ the pope said. Read more
Ukraine’s resistance to Russian invasion a ‘miracle,’ says Catholic leader
Major Archbishop Shevchuk compared the war to Poland’s 1920 ‘Miracle on the Vistula’ Read more
People who joined Cardinal Pell ‘pile-on’ guilty of ‘intellectual cowardice,’ says speaker
The cardinal was acquitted by Australia’s High Court on April 7, 2020. Read more
Pope Francis names Washington priest as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle
Father Frank Schuster said he had to pick ‘my jaw up from the floor’ after learning of the appointment. Read more
Who was Titus Brandsma?
Pope Francis will canonize the World War II martyr in May. Read more
The Order of Malta’s reform is now firmly in Pope Francis’ hands
Knights said that the pope ‘listened carefully to their issues’ at a Feb. 26 meeting. Read more
Catholic leader thanks Poles for welcoming 1 million people fleeing Ukraine war
‘May the Lord God repay you a hundredfold,’ said Major Archbishop Shevchuk. Read more
‘I will go to Ukraine, as far as I can,’ says papal envoy
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski is one of two Vatican cardinals visiting the war-torn country. Read more
How Michelangelo’s 3 Pietàs speak to a suffering world
The Pietà evokes the suffering of mothers ‘who hold their children not knowing if their children will survive.’ Read more
Pope Francis talks to cancer league about power of redemptive suffering
The pope met with members of the Italian League for the Fight against Cancer. Read more
German Catholic bishops’ leader calls for change to Catechism on sexuality
Bishop Georg Bätzing said: ‘Sexuality is a gift from God. And not a sin.’ Read more
St. Francis Xavier: New EWTN film marks 400th anniversary of canonization
The film will be screened at a Rome Jesuit church housing a relic of the saint. Read more
Many seeing ‘luminous angels’ over Ukraine, says major archbishop
The Archangel Michael is patron saint of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Read more
Ukraine’s major archbishop: War risks creating ecological disaster as well as humanitarian catastrophe
Fire broke out overnight at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant amid Russian shelling. Read more
WWII martyr Titus Brandsma to be canonized with Charles de Foucauld
Two religious women will also be declared saints on May 15. Read more
Ukraine conflict: Cardinal Bo fears ‘nightmare scenario’ of ‘global nuclear holocaust’
The Burmese Church leader said the world was on ‘the threshold of self-annihilation.’ Read more
