Relic of St. Jude, apostle and patron of desperate causes, begins US tour
byBy Kurt Jensen (OSV News) — St. Jude may be best known in the United States for being the patron saint of St. Jude Children’s…
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Pope calls for literacy in peacemaking, care for the environment
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people can learn how to inflict suffering on others with ever more deadly weapons, they also…
Nuncio says polarization occurs when people defend ideas, not people
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The polarization Pope Francis sees in the Catholic Church in the United States is not only a…
God elects some in order to better reach everyone, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God chooses certain people not to exclude others, but always to include everyone by way of the…
Excitement about 2024’s National Eucharistic Congress is growing, says congress official
byBy Natalie Hoefer INDIANAPOLIS (OSV News) — Local and national organizers of the National Eucharistic Congress — which will take place in Indianapolis July 17-21,…
Synod assembly won’t be secret, but won’t be open to press, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MONGOLIA (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate,…
Pope encourages little Mongolian flock in faith, unity, witness
byBy Cindy Wooden ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (CNS) — In a cathedral shaped like a ger, Pope Francis met leaders of Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community, offering…
Pope extols Native American saint as model for responding to God’s call
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Like St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized, all Christians must embrace…
Cardinal counts and cots: Limit on number of electors has practical side
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continues to make surprise additions to the College of Cardinals with plenty of “firsts,” and…
World needs politicians who uphold Catholic social teaching, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed that God would raise up a new generation of “well-educated and faithful Catholics leaders…