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Canadian Catholic bishop resigns at age of 64 ‘for the good of the Church’
Pope Francis accepted Sunday the resignation of a Canadian Catholic bishop at the age of 64. Read more
Pope Francis briefed on Lebanon’s ‘bitter economic crisis’ by Maronite patriarch
Pope Francis met with Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch at the Vatican this weekend and told the pope of the challenges facing... Read more
Pope Francis tells Orthodox leader: I am confident we will achieve full unity
Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Monday that he is confident that Catholics and Orthodox Christians will attain... Read more
43 Catholic priests have died in Italy’s 2nd wave of coronavirus
Forty-three Italian priests died in November after contracting the coronavirus, as Italy experiences a second wave of the epidemic. Read more
Pope Francis asks for prayer for Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
Pope Francis has asked people to pray for Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where the United Nations has said that “a full-scale humanitarian... Read more
Pope Francis: 'Advent is the season for remembering the closeness of God'
On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis recommended a traditional Advent prayer to invite God to draw close during... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: New COVID church closures violate right to worship
As surging COVID-19 cases lead to new restrictions in the San Francisco area, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the treatment of... Read more
Advent at Home: How Catholics are preparing for a season of joy - even in 2020
Wry jokes and memes about the decided awfulness of the year 2020 - with the pandemic, ensuing lockdowns and economic... Read more
Pope Francis to new cardinals: May the cross and resurrection always be your goal
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, urging them to remain vigilant lest they lose sight of their goal of... Read more
The woman who lived for 60 years on the Eucharist alone
Servant of God Floripes de Jesús, better known as Lola, was a Brazilian laywoman who lived on the Eucharist alone... Read more
French bishops launch second legal appeal to reinstate public Masses for all
The French bishops’ conference announced Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling the proposed... Read more
New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese
A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday. Read more
Swiss court orders full access to records for Vatican financial investigation
Vatican investigators have been granted full access to Swiss banking documentation related to long-time Vatican investment manager Enrico Crasso. Read more
‘My Jesus’: Martyred Italian nun saw Christ in young people
A religious sister who knew Venerable Maria Laura Mainetti said the woman, who was murdered 20 years ago as part... Read more
Artist offers to restore beheaded statue of Virgin Mary in Germany
An art restorer in Germany has offered to restore a decapitated statue of the Virgin Mary free of charge. Read more
Patriarch of Venice calls for prayers of reparation after Virgin Mary statue decapitated
A statue of the Virgin Mary in a public square in a suburb of Venice, Italy, was vandalized Thursday night. Read more
Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria
A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in Abuja earlier this week. Read more
Pope Francis: Avoid the temptation of seeking ‘utopia’ in this world
In a video message to a Catholic social doctrine conference on Thursday, Pope Francis said that remembering our baptism and the... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn deplores attack on rabbi in Vienna
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn deplored Friday an attack on a rabbi in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Read more
Vatican dicastery urges youngsters to share wisdom of elderly people facing Christmas alone
A Vatican dicastery launched a new campaign Friday urging young people to share wisdom gleaned from the elderly facing Christmas... Read more
