Articles by Shannon Mullen
U.S. nuncio: Bishops must foster missionary zeal
Nov 12, 2024 / 16:30 pmCardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ annual fall plenary assembly in Baltimore.
Catholic leaders react to Trump shooting: ‘Our country needs God’
Jul 13, 2024 / 20:57 pmCatholic ecclesial and political leaders across the U.S. offered their prayers for Donald Trump after an apparent attempted assassination of the former president.
Vatican: Pope Francis’ ‘white flag’ remark a call for negotiations, not Ukraine’s surrender
Mar 9, 2024 / 18:34 pmThe Holy Father made the remarks last month in a newly released television interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI.
Irish voters keep motherhood, traditional family in constitution
Mar 9, 2024 / 10:32 amIrish voters by large margins rejected proposed changes to the 1937 Irish Constitution.
Katalin Novák resigns as president of Hungary
Feb 10, 2024 / 17:25 pmA hero to many Catholics worldwide because of her pro-family leadership, Novák stepped down unexpectedly Feb. 10 amid protests over her role in a controversial pardon.
At least three killed in explosion during Mass on Philippine campus
Dec 3, 2023 / 00:03 amAuthorities are investigating whether Islamic insurgents were responsible for the blast.
Pope Francis’ nuncio to USCCB assembly: ‘Eucharistic revival and synodality go together’
Nov 14, 2023 / 16:52 pmCardinal Christophe Pierre called for unity in his address to the U.S. bishops Nov. 14 at their annual fall meeting in Baltimore.
Pope Francis in new interview: ‘Church has to change’ in favor of human dignity
Oct 17, 2023 / 13:10 pmPope Francis, speaking in a new interview published by a media outlet in his native Argentina, said the Church must change “in favor of the dignity of the people.”
New doctrine chief welcomes debate but warns bishops about ‘schism’ risks
Sep 11, 2023 / 17:13 pmThe Argentine prelate said theological debate deepens the Church’s understanding of the Gospel.
Ulma family beatified on a ‘day of joy’ in Poland
Sep 10, 2023 / 09:51 amIt was the first time the Church has beatified an entire family at the same time.
Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’
Aug 31, 2023 / 15:30 pmThe former cardinal’s eloquence made him a force in the Catholic Church. Now, his loss for words appears to have spared him from criminal prosecution.
These parishioners have sent 3 million meals to Haiti. Here’s how they do it
Aug 20, 2023 / 07:00 amEverything about St. Matthew, a mega-parish in Charlotte, North Carolina, is super-sized, including its charitable outreach.
‘Attend to the planet and poor,’ Pope Francis urges college students
Aug 3, 2023 / 08:50 amPope Francis began his second day in Portugal with a meeting with Catholic students and members of an educational youth movement he helped create.
Shroud of Turin gets ‘true crime’ treatment in science-driven documentary
Jul 29, 2023 / 16:55 pm“The Shroud: Face to Face” is set for release in November 2023.
Mike Pence at Catholic conference: ‘God is not done with America yet’
Jul 28, 2023 / 13:10 pmThe former vice president, now an evangelical Protestant, emphasized his Catholic upbringing and pro-life convictions in a Napa keynote address.
Judge dismisses Texas monastery’s lawsuit against Fort Worth bishop
Jul 1, 2023 / 10:45 amThe Carmelite nuns of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas, plan to appeal the judge’s ruling.
UPDATE: Vatican-ordered investigation targets Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas
Jun 25, 2023 / 11:11 amThe Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops has completed a formal investigation of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the Diocese of Tyler, Texas.
Synod on Synodality document outlines discussion questions for October assembly
Jun 20, 2023 / 06:30 am“Discernment” topics include women deacons, priestly celibacy, and greater decision-making by the “People of God.”
‘A unifying moment’: Sister Wilhelmina’s nuns share their story in exclusive TV interview
Jun 4, 2023 / 08:00 amWhen the abbess of her order peered into Sister Wilhelmina’s coffin she screamed for joy: “I see a foot!”
Penitential rite held after naked man stands on St. Peter’s Basilica’s main altar
Jun 3, 2023 / 08:04 amA Polish national stripped off his clothes and climbed onto the basilica’s high altar on June 1.