Pope Francis will travel to Hungary at end of April
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars…
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Make time this Lent to love the excluded, defenseless, despised, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The call to make sacrifices for others out of love remains urgent as so many people continue to…
As UN debates Mideast conflict, Israeli-Palestinian orchestra models peace in concert
byBy James Martone UNITED NATIONS — At the United Nations headquarters in New York, international diplomats debated ways of peacefully resolving the intensifying Palestinian-Israeli…
Discovery of ‘Pilgrimage Road’ reveals archaeologists’ race against time in Jerusalem
byBy Tom Tracy JERUSALEM — One of Israel’s leading archaeologists working on the Pilgrimage Road excavation near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount said that with so…
Biden attends Ash Wednesday Mass celebrated in Warsaw hotel room by anti-communist priest
byWARSAW, Poland — Wrapping up his three-day visit to Poland Feb. 22, President Joe Biden attended Ash Wednesday Mass in his hotel room in…
Science needs greater support, protection from manipulation, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Support for basic science must be increased and defended from improper influences, “whether political or economic in nature,”…
‘Jesus was right next to me’: Asbury revival sets Catholics on fire with Holy Spirit
byBy Gina Christian A Kentucky university has become ground zero for what thousands are calling a mysterious move of the Holy Spirit — and…
Vatican, environmental institute release action guide for sustainability
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — To help local parishes, schools, other groups and individuals reflect on the practical and concrete action they can…
Catholic charities sending millions in aid to an ailing Syria and Turkey after deadly earthquake
byBy Paulina Guzik “All ours survived,” Father Dariusz Dogondke, a parish priest in the Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation in Iskanderun, south Turkey, sighed with…
Six churchmen, diocesan communicator sentenced to 10 years in prison in Nicaragua
byBy David Agren MEXICO CITY — Six churchmen and a diocesan communicator were sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges by a…