Members of the Métis National Council gave Pope Francis a set of beaded moccasins and asked him to walk with them on the path of truth, justice and healing of Canada’s Indigenous communities.
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Pope Francis: Consecrating Russia and Ukraine to Mary is ‘not a magic formula but a spiritual act.’
Pope Francis presided Friday over a special prayer for Ukraine that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic Fatima prophecy about peace and Russia.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson responds to questions about abortion, critical race theory and her faith
The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson included 13 hours of questioning about her her views on abortion, critical race theory and her own faith.
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How Jesuitical is filling a gap in the podcasting (and parish) world for young Catholics
With over a million total downloads, “Jesuitical” has reached listeners globally, grown an online community, found financial supporters and is even hosting a pilgrimage to Italy in September.
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President Zelenskyy invites Pope Francis to visit Ukraine during second phone call
Pope Francis telephoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president addressed the Italian parliament via video link March 22.
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Pope Francis announces major overhaul of Roman Curia
Nine years after taking office, Pope Francis promulgated his constitution reforming the Roman Curia, a project he began with his international College of Cardinals shortly after taking office in 2013.
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‘The church has failed here, at all levels.’ Benedict XVI’s secretary addresses sexual abuse crisis
“The extent of the abuse quagmire becomes clearer with every study. It will take more than one person, even if he is pope, to drain this swamp,” Archbishop Gänswein told the German newspaper Die Zeit.
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Cardinal Pell calls for Vatican reprimand over sexuality remarks by a cardinal and bishop
Cardinal Pell was referring to recent comments about sexuality by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg and Bishop Georg Baetzing, the head of the German bishops’ conference.
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Top U.S. bishops’ committee says Russia’s ‘unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”
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Benedict XVI’s personal secretary defends the former pope against allegations of mishandling abuse cases
The private secretary of Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, has defended the former pope and criticised the Munich abuse report which made international headlines when it was released in January.