Articles by Courtney Mares
Pope to UN summit: Climate change linked to ethical decline
Sep 24, 2019 / 09:07 amIn a video message Monday to the UN Climate Action Summit, Pope Francis stressed that climate change is linked to ethical decline and human degradation.
Pope Francis, Andrea Bocelli visit street evangelization center
Sep 24, 2019 / 08:53 amPope Francis and Andrea Bocelli made a surprise visit Tuesday to a rehabilitation center outside of Rome.
‘Secret preacher’ of Dachau concentration camp beatified
Sep 19, 2019 / 11:06 amThe ‘secret preacher of block 17’ who witnessed to Christ in a Nazi concentration camp was beatified this week in Limburg, Germany.
Pope Francis: 'Canon law is essential for ecumenical dialogue'
Sep 19, 2019 / 06:30 amIn an audience Thursday with members of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Pope Francis said that “canon law is essential for ecumenical dialogue.”
Pope Francis: Life imprisonment forgoes the ‘right to start over’
Sep 16, 2019 / 07:48 amIn an audience with penitentiary staff and prison chaplains, Pope Francis said Saturday that sentencing prisoners to life imprisonment diminishes their “right to hope.”
Prince Charles to attend Newman’s canonization in Rome
Sep 16, 2019 / 04:00 amPrince Charles will attend the canonization of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman next month.
Pope Francis: God forgets our sins after confession
Sep 15, 2019 / 06:00 amPope Francis said Sunday that God forgets sins absolved within the confessional.
Pope Francis: Tradition is ‘the guarantee of the future’
Sep 13, 2019 / 12:11 pmFidelity to tradition ensures a fruitful future, Pope Francis said in a meeting Thursday with a contemplative-missionary community rooted in the spirituality of St. Augustine.
Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November
Sep 13, 2019 / 02:40 amThe Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November with stops scheduled in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Pope Francis urges new bishops to draw close to God and His people
Sep 12, 2019 / 13:01 pmAs Pope Francis met Thursday with bishops ordained in the past year, he urged them to make time for an intimate relationship with God and for pastoral visits to people they serve.
Pope Francis announces ‘global village’ alliance for education, environment
Sep 12, 2019 / 08:25 amPope Francis announced Thursday his newest initiative to form an international and interreligious alliance, which he described as “global village” to educate each child and promote care for the earth.
Catholics, Muslims pray at Vatican for September 11 victims
Sep 11, 2019 / 10:27 amCatholics and Muslims prayed in Vatican City Wednesday for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and of every act of terrorism.
Pope Francis says he hopes 'seeds of peace' will bear fruit in Africa
Sep 11, 2019 / 04:30 amUpon his return to the Vatican after a six-day trip to Africa, Pope Francis said Wednesday that he hopes the "seeds of peace" sown during his apostolic journey will bear fruit in Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius.
Vatican diplomat: Solidarity must be at the heart of the European project
Aug 22, 2019 / 12:30 pmThe Vatican Secretary for Relations with States said Wednesday that politics surrounding migration in Europe fuel ideological conflicts that do not fully take into account the complexity of the problem.
Pope Francis: Self-interest and hypocrisy destroy the Church
Aug 21, 2019 / 05:00 amPope Francis decried hypocrisy and self-interest Wednesday, saying that Christian community should always be characterized by generosity and solidarity.
Hospital boat named 'Pope Francis' sets sail to serve rural Amazon region
Aug 20, 2019 / 08:30 amA hospital boat named the “Pope Francis” set sail this week in the Amazon River to bring medical care to rural populations.
Pope Francis: Discover the beauty of prayer in adoration
Aug 18, 2019 / 04:25 amPope Francis said Sunday that prayer in adoration of God and service to others spreads the fire of God’s love, changing the world one heart at a time.
Iraqi church formerly defaced by ISIS rededicated on Assumption feast
Aug 16, 2019 / 04:23 amAn Iraqi church damaged and defaced by the Islamic State in 2014 was rededicated Thursday for the parish’s celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
Pope Francis gives thousands of rosaries to Christians in Syria
Aug 15, 2019 / 04:30 amPope Francis announced Thursday that he is giving 6,000 blessed rosaries to Catholic communities in Syria as a sign of his closeness on the Marian Feast of the Assumption.
Pope Francis: In times of suffering, know that you are never alone
Aug 13, 2019 / 09:45 amPope Francis wrote a heartfelt letter Tuesday to an Italian community still suffering one year after a bridge collapse. His message: “Know that you are not alone.”