Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court
byVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to be…
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Pope has named two-thirds of cardinals eligible to elect his successor
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday June 2 and, consequently, became ineligible…
Profit-at-all-costs is not a good business model, pope says
byVATICAN CITY — Business leaders must fight the temptation to seek financial gain above all else and instead promote a “culture of encounter” that…
New head of bishops’ anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories, champions Black Catholic saint causes
byBy Maria Wiering Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church…
Thousands flock to Missouri for ‘electrifying’ visit to nun’s apparently incorrupt body over Memorial Day weekend
byBy Megan Marley, Gina Christian GOWER, Mo. — Thousands flocked to a rural Missouri monastery over the Memorial Day weekend to venerate the apparently…
Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Catholics should make an “examination of conscience” about how they use social media, how they allow it to…
Those with political power must be ‘servants’ to citizens, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The greatest way of life is serving others, and those in political power must see themselves as servants,…
Pope asks poets, filmmakers to challenge people, help them see beauty
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ but by helping…
Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not ‘a parliament’
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church’s current Synod of Bishops should not be a “parliament for demanding rights,” but a “journey…
Experts hail U.S. surgeon general’s social media warning for youth mental health
byBy Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News For parents still wondering if social media can be harmful to their children’s mental health, U.S. Surgeon General Dr….