After leading ‘virtual’ Angelus, pope blesses crowd in St. Peter’s Square
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis did not recite the Sunday Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St….
Priest offers suffering from brain tumor for victims of clergy sex abuse
byBy Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Father John Hollowell cried as he sat in the confessional of St. Paul the Apostle…
Pope accepts resignation of 69-year-old French cardinal
byBy Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, five weeks after a…
Vatican Lenten meditation offered online amid coronavirus concerns
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Friday Lenten meditation for priests who work at the Vatican turned into an online…
Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
byBy Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service “Who Do You Say I Am?: Daily Reflections on the Bible, the Saints and the Answer That…
Newly named archbishop says Atlanta appointment is ‘like coming home’
byBy Andrew Nelson and Samantha Smith Catholic News Service SMYRNA, Ga. — After an 11-month absence of an archbishop, Pope Francis appointed a familiar…
Baltimore priests working to reverse decline in confession in novel ways
byBy Tim Swift Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — Confession has a confession to make: The sacrament of reconciliation isn’t the draw it once was….
Listen to God in order to follow him, Jesuit tells curia officials
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The purpose of the Lenten journey is to spiritually retrace the journey of Exodus —…
Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
byBy Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service “Who Do You Say I Am?: Daily Reflections on the Bible, the Saints and the Answer That…
As the church becomes more diverse, Catholic vote becomes harder to define
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In the last presidential election, some political pundits referred to the “Catholic vote,” one that predicted…