Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and by Pope Francis, 2,000 young adults met online to discuss making the economy more responsive to human dignity and more respectful of creation.
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Ousted cardinal sues Italian newspaper for report he claims prevented him from becoming pope
Cardinal Becciu is suing an Italian news magazine, claiming that his ruined reputation has eliminated his chances of becoming pope and will undermine the legitimacy of any future papal election.
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Four of McCarrick’s abuse victims sue the Vatican for negligence
The plaintiffs seek unspecified monetary damages, as well as an injunction to force the Vatican to release the names of more than 3,000 clerics who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse, and all documents relating to those claims.
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Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
Here are five faith facts about Obama from his highly anticipated book released Tuesday, Nov. 17.
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Pope Francis: Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God’s call
There is no better way to pray than like Mary, who opened her heart to God with humility and trust, Pope Francis said.
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U.S.C.C.B. president to bishops: Take the Gospel to troubled people during pandemic
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate the pandemic and economic turmoil.
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Dorothy Day’s granddaughter sentenced to prison for nuclear base break-in
Martha Hennessy, a granddaughter of Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was sentenced Friday (Nov. 13) to 10 months in prison for breaking into Kings Bay Naval Base in Georgia.
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Justice Alito: Covid restrictions ‘previously unimaginable’
“The pandemic has resulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual liberty,” Alito said in an address to the conservative Federalist Society, which is holding its annual convention virtually because of the pandemic.
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Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick Report
Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians.
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‘It’s crushing’: Survivors react to Vatican’s McCarrick abuse report
“How they could ever repair my damage, I don’t know.”