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Pope Francis cancels day’s activities due to knee pain, says Vatican
Apr 26, 2022 / 05:26 amKnee pain has forced the 85-year-old pope to curtail his activities in recent weeks.
Pope Francis names new Catholic archbishop of Paris
Apr 26, 2022 / 04:03 amArchbishop Laurent Ulrich succeeds Archbishop Michel Aupetit, who resigned in December.
Catholic priest among 4 sentenced in shooting of South Sudan bishop-elect
Apr 26, 2022 / 03:20 amFather John Mathiang Machol was given a 7-year jail sentence.
The pope gave a shout-out to the creators of ‘ALIVE,’ the eucharist film in theaters April 25
Apr 25, 2022 / 13:43 pmThe creators of a new documentary on the Eucharist got a special surprise to coincide with the film’s one-day release in U.S. theaters Monday: a plug from the pope.
Pope Francis comments on his knee pain
Apr 25, 2022 / 13:28 pmWhile meeting with members of the Trinitarian order on Monday, Pope Francis referred to his knee ailment, which kept him from standing to greet all of them.
Pope Francis asks authorities to shed light on Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Apr 25, 2022 / 09:58 am‘This will bring peace to your conscience and to the nation,’ the pope said.
Pope Francis expresses joy at growth of Missionaries of Mercy
Apr 25, 2022 / 08:35 amThe pope commissioned the first Missionaries of Mercy in 2016.
Pope Francis to Patriarch Kirill: Let’s be ‘true peacemakers’ for war-torn Ukraine
Apr 25, 2022 / 05:22 amThe pope sent Easter greetings to the Russian Orthodox leader.
‘Extraordinary courage’: Nun intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France
Apr 25, 2022 / 04:10 am‘She snatched the knife from him while being injured on the forearm,’ said a local politician.
Marking two months of war, Pope Francis says 'the attack must be stopped'
Apr 24, 2022 / 07:56 amPope Francis on Sunday renewed his call for a truce in Ukraine, saying "the attack must be stopped."
Pro-life, Catholic groups file to intervene in Michigan governor's abortion lawsuit
Apr 22, 2022 / 16:47 pmPro-life and Catholic groups in Michigan are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who asked the Michigan Supreme Court to declare that abortion is protected by the state’s constitution.
Pope Francis: Visit to Kyiv not likely anytime soon
Apr 22, 2022 / 13:11 pmPope Francis has expressed doubts that he will travel to Kyiv anytime soon.
After backlash, German diocese stops working with Planned Parenthood affiliate
Apr 21, 2022 / 13:11 pmIt is unclear why a Catholic bishop chose a pro-abortion organization to assist with counseling victims of sexual abuse.
Diocese of Camden to pay out $87.5 million for sexual abuse claims
Apr 20, 2022 / 10:55 amThe Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, will pay $87.5 million to approximately 300 alleged sexual abuse victims, under a settlement reached Tuesday.
German bishops' president responds to letter warning of schism risk in synodal path
Apr 16, 2022 / 12:40 pmBishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops’ conference, responded Thursday to a letter warning the country’s synodal path could lead to schism by defending the process as a response to abuses in the Church.
Vatican adapts Good Friday Way of the Cross after outcry in Ukraine
Apr 15, 2022 / 14:38 pmThe original plan was strongly criticized by Ukrainian Catholic leaders.
Good Friday 2022: Papal envoy prays at mass grave in Ukraine
Apr 15, 2022 / 12:50 pmCardinal Konrad Krajewski visited the newly liberated areas around the capital Kyiv.
Papal preacher on Good Friday 2022: From Pilate to the internet age, people have turned their backs on Jesus
Apr 15, 2022 / 12:03 pmCardinal Raniero Cantalamessa was preaching in St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis.
Top Vatican cardinal: 'Legitimate concerns' about Germany's 'Synodal Path'
Apr 15, 2022 / 11:15 amCardinal Kurt Koch has confirmed Pope Francis’ apprehension about Germany’s “Synodal Path,” telling EWTN in an exclusive interview that critics have raised “legitimate concerns” about the controversial re-assessment of Church teaching on sexual morality and other critical issues.
Full text: Cardinal Cantalamessa’s homily at the Vatican’s Good Friday 2022 liturgy
Apr 15, 2022 / 10:32 am‘This year we celebrate Easter not to the joyful sound of bells, but with the noise in the ears of bombs and explosions.’