Pope Francis called for greater female leadership in world affairs, telling the Women’s Forum G-20 that “our world needs the collaboration of women, their leadership and their abilities, as well as their intuition and their dedication.”
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI hopes to soon join his best friend in ‘the afterlife’
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has said he hopes to soon join a beloved professor friend in “the afterlife,” in a sign that the 94-year-old pontiff is not only accepting his eventual death but welcoming it.
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After 100 attacks on Catholic sites since 2020, bishops say ‘acts of hate’ must stop
The Oct. 10 vandalization of Denver’s cathedral basilica brought to 100 the number of incidents of arson, vandalism and other destruction that have taken place at Catholic sites across the United States since May 2020.
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Pope Francis releases letter from sex abuse survivor: ‘We cannot close our eyes’ to sin in the church
An adult survivor of abuse by a priest appealed to the world’s seminarians to become good priests and to make sure the “bitter truth” always prevails, not silence about scandals and their cover-up.
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British lawmaker’s death ‘a painful loss in so many lives,’ says cardinal
Sir David Amess, one of the most prominent Catholic politicians in the U.K. Parliament, was stabbed repeatedly by a man who sprinted into his offices at noon Oct. 15.
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Over 12,000 Catholics are praying for Nancy Pelosi to have ‘change of heart’ on abortion
Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the “Rose and Rosary for Nancy” campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
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Military archbishop: Catholic troops should be able to refuse Covid vaccine on religious grounds
The prelate who oversees Catholics in the U.S. military issued a statement Tuesday supporting service members who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.
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Catholic sister who spent 2 years in prison for nuclear weapons protest dies at 91
Sister Megan Rice, whose yearslong crusade against nuclear weapons included serving two years behind bars for a felony, died Oct. 10 at the Rosemont residence of her religious order.
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Judge blocks Baltimore from banning Church Militant rally featuring Steve Bannon and Milo Yiannopoulos
Baltimore city officials can’t ban a conservative Roman Catholic media outlet from holding a prayer rally at a city-owned pavilion during a U.S. bishops’ meeting next month, a federal judge has ruled.
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Pope Francis: Evangelization becomes dangerous when the church imposes one culture on a diverse world
How many errors have been made in the history of evangelization by seeking to impose a single cultural model! Uniformity as a rule of life is not Christian! Unity yes, uniformity no!