Pope Francis has asked several families to write the prayers and meditations for his Stations of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum on Good Friday.
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Pro-life activist says fetuses kept in her home are proof of illegal late-term abortions
Lauren Handy and Terrisa Bukovinac said the fetuses are from a box of medical waste they got from the driver of a medical waste truck at an abortion clinic, and they claimed the fetuses looked like they were from late-stage abortions.
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‘America’ mourns the death of editor Drew Christiansen, S.J.
America mourns the loss of Drew Christiansen, S.J., a noted scholar and former editor in chief of the magazine.
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Pope Francis: The blood of innocent victims massacred in Bucha ‘cries out to heaven’
The world is witnessing “ever-more horrendous acts of cruelty done against civilians, unarmed women and children, whose innocent blood cries out to heaven and implores, ‘End this war.’”
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Pope Francis to visit Lebanon in June during economic crisis, country’s president says
Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the president’s office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.
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New federal rules on abortion, transgender services may pose ‘existential threat’ to Catholic hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services may soon announce new regulations that would pose an existential threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals.
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Pope Francis appoints first Indian-American bishop to Columbus, Ohio
Pope Francis has appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes, a former staff member of the apostolic nunciature in Washington and currently a Cincinnati pastor, to head the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
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Arriving in Malta, Pope Francis warns of a new Cold War and urges attention to refugees
Malta and its people must remember the country’s roots as the center of spirituality and welcome, especially to those most in need, Pope Francis told leaders of the Mediterranean nation.
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German bishop criticizes Synodal Path, worries that theologians are usurping bishops’ authority to interpret doctrine
Attempts are being made to challenge the bishops’ authority to interpret church doctrine, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer wrote in the newspaper Tagespost.
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Pope Francis makes historic apology to Indigenous of Canada for church abuses
Pope Francis on Friday made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the “deplorable” abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools.