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Youth at World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, July 2016.

Pope Francis challenges young people in April prayer video

Apr 5, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Young people are the subject of Pope Francis’ universal prayer intention for April, and in his prayer video presenting the... Read more

Statue of Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina.

Papal envoy sees great fruits, but also challenges in Medjugorje

Apr 5, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

Pope Francis’ envoy to Medjugorje said Wednesday that the site seems to be bearing numerous expressions of faith and vocations.... Read more

Pope Francis greets Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, director of the General Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, at the Vatican April 5, 2017.

Dialogue is essential, Pope Francis tells British Muslim leaders

Apr 5, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis met Wednesday with a delegation of Muslim leaders from Great Britain along with Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster... Read more

The flag of Venezuela.

Venezuela cardinal says supreme court revisions don't go far enough

Apr 5, 2017

Shortly after Venezuela's supreme court revised its decision effectively stripping the legislature of its powers this weekend, one of the... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square during the Wednesday General Audience on May 22, 2015.

Pope Francis condemns deadly attacks in Syria, Russia

Apr 5, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Wednesday, Pope Francis expressed his horror at a chemical weapon attack in the province of Idlib, Syria the previous... Read more

Illustration of the sinking of the Titanic.

A letter from the Pope to the US president sunk in the Titanic

Apr 5, 2017

On the fateful voyage that embarked from Southampton and never made it to New York City, a passenger on the... Read more

Pope Francis.

Pope Francis to Chicago: Let peace heal your city

Apr 4, 2017

As violence continues to plague the city of Chicago, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and hope to... Read more

What the Knights of Columbus founder can tell us today

Apr 4, 2017

When parish priest Father Michael J. McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882, he showed that holiness has a... Read more

Forced abortion in China cost a UN agency millions in US funds

Apr 4, 2017

The United States has ended funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), saying the agency's support for Chinese population... Read more

General Audience with Pope Francis, April 17, 2013.

Teen pleads guilty over plot to kill Pope during US visit

Apr 4, 2017

On Monday, 17 year-old Santos Colon of Lindenwold, New Jersey pleaded guilty to charges related to a plot to kill... Read more

Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, examine books at the Vatican Library, April 4, 2017. Photo courtesy of Clarence House.

Charles and Camilla meet Pope Francis, tour Vatican archives

Apr 4, 2017

Charles, Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, met Pope Francis Tuesday at the Vatican, shortly after... Read more

Pope Francis at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, March 22, 2017.

For Francis, human development is about 'integrating body and soul'

Apr 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday Pope Francis spoke about what an ‘integral human development’ looks like, saying that development must include the whole... Read more

California Capitol Building.

How a California bill is threatening faith-based codes of conduct

Apr 4, 2017

By Kevin J. Jones

A proposed California law has targeted faith-based employers’ codes of conduct in the name of reproductive health, the California Catholic... Read more

Seminarian.

From Yale to the seminary: a neuroscientist's story

Apr 4, 2017

Jaime Maldonado-Aviles thought that he would be spending his life behind microscopes at Yale as a neuroscientist. But his life... Read more

The statue of St. Peter inside the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, Jan. 19, 2015.

Pope Francis creates path for SSPX priests to celebrate marriages validly

Apr 4, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Tuesday Pope Francis approved a way for priests of the Society of St. Pius X to witness marriages validly,... Read more

Could Mary be getting a new title this year?

Apr 4, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Earlier this year, the International Marian Association submitted a request to Pope Francis, asking for the public recognition of the... Read more

The flag of Colombia.

Bishop asks for aid after chaos of Colombia landslide

Apr 3, 2017

The bishop of the Colombian city scourged by landslides on Saturday has decribed a “complex and chaotic situation”, and appealed... Read more

Ex-convict: We need to end the stigma against felons

Apr 3, 2017

By Matt Hadro

As Pope Francis and U.S. bishops insist upon helping ex-convicts re-enter society, advocates are pointing to a litany of obstacles... Read more

St. Basil’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg Russia.

Archbishop laments 'curse of terrorism' after St. Petersburg attack

Apr 3, 2017

Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow offered his prayers and condolences following a deadly explosion in the St. Petersburg metro on... Read more

Priests in green vestments celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for two new Canadian Saints in St. Peter's Basilic a on Oct. 12, 2014.

Rise in priest suicides prompts call for helpline in Ireland

Apr 3, 2017

Besides a shortage of vocations, Irish priests are facing an even more harrowing kind of crisis.  Read more