Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope Francis: It’s our duty to give a voice to women who are victims of abuse
Nov 9, 2023 / 09:17 amThe pope said that violence against women must be “eliminated from its roots” — namely prejudiced ideas that see people as “objects.”
Pope Francis recognizes miracle attributed to Argentine Cardinal Pironio
Nov 8, 2023 / 12:51 pmPope Francis approved a miracle on Wednesday attributed to Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, paving the way for his beatification.
Pope Francis to release an autobiography in the spring
Nov 8, 2023 / 06:45 amHarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that it will publish the pope’s book, “Life, My Story Through History,” in the spring of 2024.
Vatican hospital offers to treat critically ill baby denied life support in Britain
Nov 7, 2023 / 10:30 amBambino Gesù hospital has offered to treat 8-month-old Indi Gregory after a British court ruled that she be removed from life support against her parents’ wishes.
‘A cinematic meditation’: Catholic film on religious life in U.S. theaters Nov. 2
Oct 31, 2023 / 10:27 amA new documentary on Catholic religious life will be shown in movie theaters across the U.S. for a one-night release on Nov. 2.
The first Synod on Synodality assembly is over. What comes next?
Oct 30, 2023 / 11:45 amMuch remains unclear about what concretely will take place in the year leading up to the second and final Synod on Synodality assembly in October 2024.
Pope Francis at Synod closing Mass: To reform the Church, adore God and love others
Oct 29, 2023 / 07:30 amAt the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass, Pope Francis said that God’s love cannot be confined “to our own agenda.”
Vatican releases Synod on Synodality report proposing larger role for laity in Church
Oct 28, 2023 / 15:28 pmThe document proposes a “synodal Church” that implements synodality throughout Church governance, theology, mission, and discernment of doctrine.
Pope Francis consecrates war-torn world to Virgin Mary in Eucharistic prayer vigil
Oct 27, 2023 / 13:19 pmInvoking the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Peace and Mother of Mercy, Pope Francis implored her in St. Peter’s Basilica to “intercede for our world.”
Vatican: Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on Rupnik case
Oct 27, 2023 / 08:52 amThe Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has decided to lift the statute of limitations in the case of Father Marko Rupnik.
Cardinal at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalizing women’ will not solve problems
Oct 26, 2023 / 11:25 amCardinal Robert Francis Prevost noted that the Catholic Church is not a mirror image of society and “needs to be different.”
Pope Francis speaks at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalism’ defiles the Church
Oct 26, 2023 / 06:55 amPope Francis denounced clericalism and called it a “scandal” to see young priests buying lace vestments at tailor shops in a strongly-worded speech.
Cardinal Bo: Synod on Synodality is ‘a long march of hope for all humanity’
Oct 23, 2023 / 12:11 pmMyanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo described the Synod of Synodality as “a long march of hope for all humanity” during a Mass on Monday.
Synod on Synodality’s ‘most fertile time’ will be between the assemblies, Radcliffe says
Oct 23, 2023 / 07:27 am“These 11 months will be like a pregnancy,” Father Timothy Radcliffe told the synod delegates. “We, my brothers and sisters, are pregnant with new life.”
Archbishop: If a Synod proposal is at odds with the Gospel, ‘that’s not of the Holy Spirit’
Oct 20, 2023 / 12:00 pm“We’ve got to be careful about blaming everything — all our opinions, our interests, lobbies, and factions — putting all that on the Holy Spirit,” he said.
Irish president honors WWII hero Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty at the Vatican
Oct 20, 2023 / 09:40 amIreland’s President Michael Higgins in a Vatican ceremony on Oct. 19 paid tribute to O’Flaherty, an Irish priest who hid Italian Jews from the Nazis.
Latvian bishop at Synod: If someone is living in sin, we can’t tell them that’s all right
Oct 18, 2023 / 13:28 pm“If there is a person living in sin and we tell this person, ‘Everything is all right with you, it’s OK, go ahead,’ we do harm,” the prelate said.
Synodality must be at the service of evangelization, archbishop says
Oct 18, 2023 / 07:00 amArchbishop Gintaras Grušas also noted how St. Luke’s Gospel “highlights the important role of women in the life of the Church and in announcing the Good News.”
A papal visit to the South Pole? Pope Francis looks to new peripheries
Oct 17, 2023 / 13:40 pmIn a new interview, the pope said someone had recommended he make a visit to Antarctica the next time he’s in Argentina.
Chinese bishops leaving Synod on Synodality early
Oct 16, 2023 / 09:10 amThe two prelates are returning to China because of “pastoral needs,” a Vatican spokesman said Monday.