Pope praises popular piety during first-ever papal Mass in Corsica
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service AJACCIO, France — As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of…
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Trust in God, humanity makes world shine brighter, papal preacher says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Courageous trust in God, oneself and others is needed to see the good in…
Pope: Mary’s motherhood is the essence of Guadalupe
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Reducing the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe to anything other than an expression of…
Pope calls for end to foreign debt, death penalty ahead of Jubilee Year
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to divert a…
In times of division, Our Lady of Guadalupe calls all to unity in Christ, bishops say
byBy Lauretta Brown, OSV News At a time marked by division, several U.S. bishops wrote Dec. 11 that the patronage of Our Lady of…
Hope is an ‘active virtue’ that makes good things happen, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The “most beautiful gift” the Catholic Church and its members can give the world is…
Lourdes confirms 71st miracle — the first for an English speaker; miracle occurred in 1926
byBy Caroline de Sury, OSV News PARIS — The list of miracles that have taken place at the French Marian shrine in Lourdes now…
Bishops discuss immigration, abortion concerns ahead of incoming Trump administration
byBy Lauretta Brown, OSV News The church must continue to stand for the dignity of all human life under the incoming Trump administration. That…
Fight against poverty must be based on Gospel, social doctrine, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed that Advent would be a time of spiritual renewal to build up…
US bishops join pope, other groups urging Biden to commute 40 death sentences
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to…