Articles by Courtney Mares
Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem offers to be exchanged for hostages held by Hamas
Oct 16, 2023 / 06:47 amIsrael Defense Forces announced Monday that 199 Israeli hostages, including children, are being held by Hamas.
Synod on Synodality delegates make a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs
Oct 13, 2023 / 15:57 pmHundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus on Oct. 12.
Synod on Synodality: Italian nun claims St. Paul attended ‘non-ritual female liturgy’
Oct 13, 2023 / 08:57 amMother Maria Grazia Angelini claimed that St. Paul “inserted himself into a ‘non-ritual’ female liturgy” when he arrived in the city of Philippi in Macedonia.
Catholic patriarch calls day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land
Oct 12, 2023 / 06:45 amCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has urged Catholics to organize times of prayer with Eucharistic adoration and recitation of the rosary.
Pope Francis calls for immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas
Oct 11, 2023 / 06:13 amSome 130 Israeli hostages were taken by the militant Islamist group Hamas during its attack on Israel last weekend.
Synod on Synodality: Who is overseeing the draft report at the end of the assembly?
Oct 10, 2023 / 15:30 pmSynod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise the drafting of a “synthesis report.”
PHOTOS: Synod on Synodality delegates attend Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica
Oct 9, 2023 / 14:30 pmPatriarchs representing many Eastern Catholic Churches chanted prayers and processed up to the basilica’s Altar of the Chair.
Parolin: Hamas attack jeopardizes peace accord with Saudi Arabia
Oct 9, 2023 / 08:45 amBefore the attacks, the U.S. government had been involved in negotiations with Israel and Saudi Arabia working toward establishing formal diplomatic relations.
Secrecy at the Synod on Synodality: What we know about delegates’ confidentiality requirements
Oct 6, 2023 / 13:24 pmThe Synod on Synodality’s official regulations no longer allow Synod delegates to share their personal interventions with the public.
Taiwan’s ambassador to the Vatican: Better to prevent a war than stop one afterward
Oct 5, 2023 / 13:20 pmSpeaking at a reception on Oct. 5, Ambassador Matthew Lee underlined that “Taiwan will do whatever we can to remain on the road of peace.”
St. Peter’s Basilica to offer nightly Eucharistic adoration during Synod on Synodality
Oct 4, 2023 / 13:15 pmThe basilica will also host weekly candlelight rosary processions at 9 p.m. each Saturday in the month of October.
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s primary task ‘to refocus our gaze on God’
Oct 4, 2023 / 04:15 amPope Francis underlined that “the primary task of the synod” is to “refocus our gaze on God, to be a Church that looks mercifully at humanity.”
Synod on Synodality retreat looks to ‘transcend all our disagreements’
Oct 2, 2023 / 15:55 pmHundreds of synod delegates are meeting in a retreat center in Sacrofano, 20 miles north of Rome, for the three-day retreat ahead of the synod opening Oct. 4.
Catholic Church’s new cardinals explain why they chose their spiritual mottos
Sep 28, 2023 / 15:42 pmEpiscopal mottos are selected when a Catholic priest is consecrated as a bishop and are traditionally found at the base of his coat of arms.
New Hong Kong cardinal: Sharing ‘love of God,’ not conversions, goal of Church in China
Sep 28, 2023 / 12:11 pmThe bishop of Hong Kong, who will be made a cardinal in the consistory this weekend, spoke to CNA about his vision for evangelization in mainland China.
Pope Francis names Steubenville bishop as auxiliary bishop of Detroit
Sep 28, 2023 / 08:40 amBishop Jeffrey Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in the administration of the archdiocese.
Pro-democracy Catholic Jimmy Lai marks 1,000th day in jail awaiting trial
Sep 26, 2023 / 06:30 amAs the publisher and activist awaits a December trial, human rights groups have published an open letter calling on the U.K. prime minister to take action.
Pope Francis: It’s never ‘too late’ to receive God’s love
Sep 24, 2023 / 07:30 amThe pope spoke one day after he gave a strong condemnation of euthanasia on his return flight from Marseille, France.
Who are the Chinese bishops attending the Synod on Synodality?
Sep 21, 2023 / 09:54 amBishop Antonio Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang of Zhoucun will participate in the October assembly.
Pope Francis lauds Catholic saint who fought to end slavery in Africa
Sep 20, 2023 / 10:04 amSt. Daniele Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan.