Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope Francis: Never forget that Jesus is beside you in your worst moments
Jan 3, 2024 / 09:10 amIn life’s worst moments, never forget that Jesus is beside you, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Vatican announces art contest for Stations of the Cross to be displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica
Dec 29, 2023 / 07:00 amThe Vatican has announced an art competition in which your paintings can be displayed inside of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis’ Christmas Mass: Jesus was born to save the world
Dec 24, 2023 / 16:31 pmPope Francis shared a message in his Christmas homily for anyone who may be feeling sad or discouraged.
Pope Francis: Do not confuse Christmas with consumerism
Dec 24, 2023 / 11:40 amThe pope asked people to think of which lonely or needy people could be comforted by their friendship during the Christmas season.
Pope Francis sends papal almoner to Holy Land for Christmas as a sign of solidarity
Dec 22, 2023 / 12:32 pmCardinal Konrad Krajewski will spend Christmas in Jerusalem, where he will join the local Christian community in praying for peace.
Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting at Prague university
Dec 22, 2023 / 11:38 amA 24-year-old student opened fire in the university’s philosophy department building after first killing his father outside of Prague. The gunman then killed himself.
Pope Francis to Roman Curia: ‘Rigid ideological positions’ prevent us from moving forward
Dec 21, 2023 / 11:13 am“Let us remain vigilant against rigid ideological positions that often ... separate us from reality and prevent us from moving forward,” Pope Francis said.
Vatican court convicts Cardinal Becciu, sentences him to 5 years in jail for embezzlement
Dec 16, 2023 / 11:49 amFive other defendants in the "Trial of the Century" received similar sentences.
Vatican closing down Loyola Community co-founded by Rupnik
Dec 15, 2023 / 09:38 amThe shutdown, which must take place within one year, is “due to serious problems concerning the exercise of authority and the way of living together.”
Vatican doctrine office encourages single mothers to receive Communion after confession
Dec 14, 2023 / 13:50 pmThe Vatican’s doctrine office published a letter on Thursday confirming that single mothers can receive Communion after going to confession.
Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to St. Teresa of Ávila’s spiritual daughter
Dec 14, 2023 / 10:55 amIn a decree signed Dec. 14, Pope Francis authorized the beatification of Ana de Lobera y Torres, better known by her religious name Sister Ana de Jesús.
Pope Francis says that he wants to be buried in Marian basilica in new interview
Dec 13, 2023 / 10:10 amPope Francis has said that he wants to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome because of his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis honors Virgin Mary on solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 8, 2023 / 13:30 pmPope Francis prayed in front of a statue of the Immaculate Conception near Rome’s Spanish Steps, which sits atop a nearly 40-foot-high column.
Pope Francis announces Catholic Church’s first World Day of Children
Dec 8, 2023 / 07:45 amThe event was inspired by a 9-year-old boy named Alessandro, who proposed the idea to the pope to have an international event for younger children.
Pope Francis reads speeches unassisted for the first time in nearly two weeks
Dec 7, 2023 / 11:16 amThe pope seemed to show improvement Thursday by reading out his speeches during his various meetings on Dec. 7.
Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers hear from 2 female professors on women’s role in the Church
Dec 7, 2023 / 10:45 amThe pope’s Council of Cardinals has been discussing the role of women in the Church since February 2022.
Cardinal Fernández: Offer yourselves to the Lord ‘like clay ready to be molded’
Dec 6, 2023 / 12:00 pmThe new head of the Vatican’s doctrine office gave a homily this week in which he encouraged Catholics to be ready to be transformed by the Lord.
Pope Francis prays for victims of bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines
Dec 4, 2023 / 11:24 amIslamic State has claimed responsibility for the Dec. 3 blast in a university gymnasium.
Pope Francis to COP28: Environmental destruction is ‘an offense against God’
Dec 2, 2023 / 06:45 amPope Francis canceled his scheduled trip to Dubai days before the climate summit at the request of his doctors.
Pope Francis says he has ‘very acute infectious bronchitis’
Nov 30, 2023 / 08:15 am“As you can see, I am alive,” Pope Francis quipped as he met participants in a health care ethics seminar on Thursday morning.