The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the situation of migrants and refugees, but it has not stopped people from seeking safety and a better life abroad, and it has not diverted the Vatican's...
The drastic reduction in people’s mobility because of the COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity for moving one’s heart and mind instead — and for finding other ways to be close to and supportive...
The recent appointment of six women to the Vatican's chief financial body has been praised as a significant stride in Pope Francis's consistent insistence that more women are needed in leadership...
Pope Francis on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima by calling for peace and repeating that not only the use of atomic weapons but their mere possession is immoral.
By Donald DeMarco | The CEO of Catholic Charities of eastern Washington, whose name we will not mention, made headlines recently with the following confession: “I am a racist. ... My Catholic Church...
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA | VATICAN CITY — When caught in difficult moments or trials, turn your heart to God, who is near even when you do not search for him, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address..
By Sister Mary Madeline Todd | Sunday, Aug. 9, is the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13; Psalm 85: 9, 10, 11-14; Romans 9: 1-5; Matthew 14:22-33. What is worse...
By Fr. Stanley Smolenski | The question concerning Joseph’s paternity is whether he was a true father or if his was an honorary title. Some consider Joseph’s paternity of Jesus to be based on his...
By Brian O’Neel | SAINTS Becoming an Image of Christ Every Day of the Year By Dawn Marie Beutner Ignatius Press, 2020 548 pages, $27.95 To order: ignatius.com or (800) 651-1531 The canon...