National Eucharistic Pilgrimage connects Catholics across U.S. to 2024 Congress
byBy Maria Wiering ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mike Wavra thinks of the 2024 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as “an opportunity to walk with the Lord.” He and his…
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Pope praises Julian of Norwich as example of faith and service
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Although she died centuries ago, the English mystic Julian of Norwich continues to remind people of the importance…
Parish helps East Palestine residents amid ‘a lot of uncertainty’ after toxic train wreck
byBy Gina Christian More than three months after an environmentally hazardous train derailment, Catholics in an Ohio town are still facing “a lot of…
Vatican neutrality is a force for peace, pope tells ambassadors
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — In encouraging the peaceful resolution of conflicts and in promoting the common good on the international stage, the…
In televised town hall appearance, Trump takes credit for Dobbs, avoids abortion policy specifics
byBy Kate Scanlon Former President Donald Trump took questions from New Hampshire Republican and undeclared voters at St. Anselm College during a CNN town…
Ukrainian bishops hopeful for President Zelenskyy’s Vatican visit
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Ukrainian church leaders have cautiously welcomed news of a Vatican visit by their country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after a fresh wave of Russian…
Chicago auxiliary bishop succeeds Archbishop Fabre as head of anti-racism committee
byBishop Joseph N. Perry, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has been named to succeed Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre as chairman of…
Mission is oxygen for Christian life, pope tells missionary institutes
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The proclamation of the Gospel is not an optional or secondary part of the church’s life, Pope Francis…
Marian library seeks to show Mary through ancient eyes, new perspectives
byBy Gina Christian A research library at an Ohio university houses what it calls “the largest dedicated collection of materials on Mary in the…
Pope speaks of ‘painful’ situation of Jesuits during Argentina’s Dirty War
byBy Cindy Wooden ROME — Questioned by the confreres of a Hungarian Jesuit kidnapped with another priest and imprisoned during Argentina’s murderous military dictatorship,…