The anti-Covid ordinance was released by the Vatican press office Sept. 20.
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In Canada, a pro-abortion, pro-LGBT Conservative is seeking to unseat Justin Trudeau
The man who could oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from power became Conservative Party leader with a pledge to “take back Canada”—and almost immediately started working to modernize the party by pushing it toward the political center.
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Justice Clarence Thomas on when the law conflicts with his Catholic faith: ‘You do your job and you go cry alone’
Asked Thursday if there have been times when he had to resolve legal questions that conflict with his Catholic faith, Thomas said it has not been a problem for him.
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Maryknoll Sisters celebrate 100 years of ministry in China
It was 100 years ago—on Sept. 12, 1921—when the Maryknoll Sisters assigned its first group of sisters to China, the order’s first mission.
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Architect turns 67,000 tiny Lego pieces into Vatican City State replica
Rocco Buttliere cobbled together 67,000 tiny, plastic Lego pieces to create an improbably realistic 3D replica of Vatican City State.
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Pope Francis said he doesn’t understand why people refuse to take Covid-19 vaccines
“Even in the College of Cardinals, there are some negationists,” Francis said Wednesday, en route home from Slovakia.
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Pope Francis: Open your hearts to a faith that becomes compassion
Celebrating Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the pope encouraged Slovak Catholics to open their hearts to a faith that “identifies with those who are hurting, suffering and forced to bear heavy crosses.”
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At Catholic Prayer Breakfast, bishop says Pope Pius XI predicted ‘woke-ism’
This year’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast had no political speakers and only a small political contingent in attendance, and there was little mention of an upcoming Supreme Court case involving a Mississippi abortion ban.
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Female Swiss Guards? New expansions open the door for change at the Vatican
A complete rebuild and expansion of the living quarters for the Swiss Guard will not only improve life for guards and their families, it will also allow for the future possibility of recruiting women.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett wants Americans to see the Supreme Court as nonpartisan
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett expressed concerns Sunday that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution.