Voters in Ireland have opted to remove the right to life of the unborn from the country’s constitution, paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks. With votes counted from 30 of Ireland’s 40 constituencies, results from the nationwide referendum showed that...
Pope Francis announced he would make 14 new cardinals June 29, giving the red cardinal’s hat to the papal almoner, the Iraq-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the arch-bishop of Karachi, Pakistan, among others. Announcing his choices May 20, the Pope...
According to reports in the Nigerian media, confirmed on May 28 by a Nigerian priest, a Catholic minor seminary has been attacked by largely Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Jalingo, part of Nigeria’s north-central “Middle Belt” region, leaving no fatalities but several...
‘May the Lord give the grace to all of us to be able to leave this way, with this spirit, with this strength, with this love of Jesus Christ.’ Pope Francis has said he has thought about when it might be time to “take my leave.” Francis made the comment during his...
Pope Francis will declare Blesseds Oscar Romero, Paul VI and four others saints Oct. 14 at the Vatican during the meeting of the world Synod of Bishops, an institution Blessed Paul revived. The date was announced May 19 during an “ordinary public consistory,” a...
