Science needs greater support, protection from manipulation, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Support for basic science must be increased and defended from improper influences, “whether political or economic in nature,”…
El Papa conmemora el aniversario de la “absurda y cruel” guerra de Rusia contra Ucrania
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Un año después de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, el Papa Francisco preguntó: “¿Podrá el Señor perdonar…
Vatican, environmental institute release action guide for sustainability
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — To help local parishes, schools, other groups and individuals reflect on the practical and concrete action they can…
El Papa Francisco aclara comentarios sobre homosexualidad y pecado
Por Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — El Papa Francisco reafirmó que la homosexualidad no es un delito y que cualquier acto sexual fuera del…
Pope urges Congo’s bishops to be prophetic
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — The bishops of Congo must be men of faith and prayer, close to their people and prophetic in…
‘The future is in your hands,’ pope tells Congolese young people
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — The hands that will save Congo and build a future worthy of its people belong to the Congolese…
Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with pope
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — Ladislas set a machete under the crucifix. Bijoux laid a wicker mat there. And Emelda dropped military fatigues….
Pope preaches peace, cooperation, resilience to a Congo ‘gasping for breath’
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — The people of Congo are more precious than any of the gems or minerals found in the earth…
Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — After flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly — in every sense — to Congo, where…
U.S.-born priest to lead Vatican body overseeing selection of world’s bishops
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as…