Pope doing well after abdominal surgery, asks for continued prayers
byBy Carol Glatz, Justin McLellan ROME — Pope Francis had a restful, peaceful first night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after a successful three-hour operation…
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Pro-life activists mark Dobbs’ first anniversary, advocate for more pregnancy support
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — Prior to the first anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion…
Papal envoy meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv amid destruction of critical dam that flooded south of country
byBy Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta LVIV, Ukraine — Pope Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, finished his two-day visit to Ukraine June 6. He…
Webinar panelists urge Catholic parishes to do more to support foster, adoptive parents
byBy Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON — A May 31 webinar on foster care explained the need for parishes to support parents who make the decision…
Pope: Quick change of course necessary to beat climate change
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — A faster change of course away from today’s throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good…
Pope names Australian, American, Chinese scholars to papal academy
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named Tracey Rowland, an Australian theologian; Justin Farrell, a U.S. sociologist; and Tongdong Bai, a Chinese…
Pope asks Catholics to welcome everyone, create communion
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The Holy Spirit invites the faithful to share in God’s love and to make the church a loving…
Nicaraguan regime freezes bank accounts of dioceses nationwide in another wave of church persecution
byBy David Agren Nicaragua has frozen the bank accounts of dioceses nationwide as the regime of President Daniel Ortega escalates its persecution of the…
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…
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…