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What happened to the wooden seats used during Vatican II?
Out of the thousands of chairs used during the ecumenical council, 24 seats can still be found today in a... Read more
Pope Francis: Prayer is medicine for the weary soul
The pope also suggested a simple traditional spiritual practice that “is a bit forgotten today.” Read more
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western... Read more
Pope Francis announces decision to extend Synod on Synodality to 2024
The pope explained that he made the decision to provide more time for discernment. Read more
Vatican II is back in the news, which begs a question: What was Vatican I?
The First Vatican Council, held in 1869 and 1870 and left unfinished due to the capture of Rome, is regarded... Read more
When there’s a problem, ‘we just pray’: Lebanese teen started charity to get medical care to poor
Marina Khawand, a 19-year-old woman from Beirut, says she never would have been able to help the thousands of ill... Read more
A new beginning for Maryvale: Diocese of Fargo to assume operations at retreat center
Nestled among nearly 500 acres of woods and wilderness north of Valley City in North Dakota, the Maryvale Retreat Center... Read more
New Yorkers pause to encounter Christ in the Eucharist on the streets of Manhattan
The eucharistic procession traveled the 20-minute walk past Radio City Music Hall and the Rockefeller Center to St. Patrick’s Cathedral... Read more
How can we suffer well? 10 quotes from St. Teresa of Ávila
Oct. 15, is the feast day of St. Teresa of Ávila, when the Catholic Church remembers the Spanish Carmelite reformer... Read more
Pope Francis to Communion and Liberation: ‘Preserve the unity’
Oct. 15 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Father Luigi Giussani, a theologian and public intellectual who founded... Read more
Nigerian bishop appeals for help from European Parliament as terrorist attacks continue
Since Oct. 8 terrorist attacks have claimed eight lives, displaced thousands, and left parishioners traumatized in Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbea's... Read more
Abortion ballot initiative would also give minors right to gender transition, bishops warn
Michigan’s Catholic bishops warned this week that a proposal to codify abortion in the state also would codify a right... Read more
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visits home of Mark Houck, target of FBI raid
German Cardinal Gerhard Müller visited the home and family of Mark Houck, a pro-life father of seven who was arrested... Read more
Italy’s new No. 3 is a Catholic politician studying philosophy at a pontifical university
Lorenzo Fontana, 42, was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy's Parliament, with 222 out... Read more
Parkland shooter’s life sentence is ‘severe and just,’ Miami archbishop says
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami spoke out this week to support a life sentence for the man who killed 17... Read more
Will Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill finally meet in this tiny European country?
The prime minister of Montenegro proposed that an eventual meeting between Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill could... Read more
Denouncing clergy sex abuse, Santa Fe Archdiocese files $121 million settlement plan
Lamenting the damage that abusive Catholic clergy have caused to sexual abuse victims, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe submitted its... Read more
Bishop warns of humanitarian crisis on Colombia-Panama border involving migrants to U.S.
For several days, thousands of migrants, many of them Venezuelans, have been arriving in the area of Colombia that lies... Read more
Retired St. Louis priest admits to possessing child pornography
A retired Vincentian priest who ministered in St. Louis until last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing thousands of images... Read more
Record-breaking 2.4 million people take part in Our Lady of Zapopan pilgrimage in Mexico
The pilgrimage culminated Oct. 12 with a Mass at the Basilica of Zapopan in Jalisco state, Mexico. Read more
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