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Pope Francis preaches on sharing faith with love before 50,000 at largest stadium in Canada

Preaching at a Mass celebrated in Canada’s largest stadium, Pope Francis reflected on the elderly, who he said should be honoured, and who serve as an example to the Church on how to pass on faith in a loving way. “In addition to being children of a history that needs to be preserved, we are […]

‘I always pray with a rosary’: Inside Joe Biden’s personal pilgrimage to Bethlehem

One part of President Joe Biden’s ultra-publicized trip to the Middle East took place in private, away from the eyes of any of the journalists who accompanied him on the five-day visit. The president was accompanied only by a single Secret Service agent when, after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on July […]

Who are the women appointed to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops?

Pope Francis named three women as members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops on July 13. The appointments, which the pope previewed in an interview last week, mark the first time that women have served as members of the Vatican department responsible for the world’s episcopal appointments. Who are the pioneering trio?  María Lía Zervino […]

Hong Kong’s Coming Religious Crackdown

Freedom of speech, assembly and the press are gone in Hong Kong, and there’s good reason to fear religious liberty will be the next target. That was the warning from Monsignor Javier Herrera-Corona, the Vatican’s unofficial envoy in Hong Kong, as he prepared to leave the city this spring after six years. Reuters reports that […]

Pope names three women to Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops

Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to the Dicastery for Bishops, the first time women have been appointed to the Dicastery responsible for identifying future bishops globally. The Holy See Press Office published the Pope’s latest appointments to the Dicastery in a statement on Wednesday. The female members are Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., Secretary General of the Governorate […]

Costa Rican bishop receives Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua

The bishop of Tilarán-Liberia in Costa Rica, Eugenio Salazar Mora, on July 6 knelt as he greeted the superior of the Missionaries of Charity, who were expelled from Nicaragua by the government of President Daniel Ortega. The sisters of the order founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta were welcomed to Costa Rica at a parish […]

Pope: ‘If I resign one day, I’ll hear confessions and visit the sick’

In yet another wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis said Monday that he doesn’t plan to step down anytime soon, though he prays for the strength to do so when the time is right. If the day comes when he does resign, the pontiff said he would prefer to be considered the “Bishop emeritus of Rome rather […]

Do findings of two new polls show the path where America is headed?

With the issuance of two re-cent Gallup polls on Americans’ belief in God and their views on morality, one could come to the conclusion that the United States could be in a heap of trouble. One poll, issued June 15, found a record rating: Fully half of the survey’s respondents said they believe the country’s […]