Vatican II was ‘necessary,’ retired pope writes to U.S. conference
byVATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council was “not only meaningful, but necessary,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter to a conference…
VATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council was “not only meaningful, but necessary,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter to a conference…
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Media outlets that identify as Catholic must live “in a spirit of communion” with the pope, especially at…
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Completing a project to repatriate human remains held in the Vatican Museums’ ethnological collection, the Vatican and the…
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Reviewing one’s life is an essential step in discerning God’s call because it helps one see places where…
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics’ “crisis of trust” toward their bishops as well as…
LVIV, Ukraine — After Ukrainian women were released in a prisoner swap with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said their stories…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The world still has not learned “the essential lesson” of the Cuban Missile Crisis that “the only way to eliminate the…
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped…
By David Agren MEXICO CITY — Catholics working with migrants have mobilized to assist Venezuelans who are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record…
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — Back in December 2021, when western Kentucky was devastated by historic tornadoes, Catholics from dioceses around the…