About 1,000 people from the parish of about 4,600 registered parishioners attended a Nov. 14 healing Mass the night of the shootings.
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Issue of selling slaves ‘bigger than Georgetown,’ says descendant
“There was an apology, but for us, we needed more and we continue to seek more.”
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Archbishop Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria’s cathedral
A news release from the Diocese of Peoria said it was informed Dec. 2 that Vatican had decided to postpone the Dec. 21 ceremony “at the request of a few members” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after being raided by police
During the raid, Vatican police seized documents, computers and cellphones from AIF’s headquarters
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Pope Francis: Religious fundamentalism is a ‘plague’
“We must beware of fundamentalist groups; each (religion) has their own.”
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Bolivia’s Catholic bishops organize talks as protests become deadly
Bolivian bishops are organizing talks between political factions as protests against the nation’s new government become increasingly deadly.
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Pope Francis: More must be done to include women in church bodies
The role of women must be more than just “functional,” the pope said.
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‘Using nuclear weapons is immoral,’ Pope Francis says ahead of Japan trip
“Together with you, I pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never again be unleashed in human history.”
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The pope’s cousin, a missionary in Thailand, will serve as his translator during visit
When Pope Francis embarks on his apostolic trip to Thailand, he will have the assistance of a translator: his second cousin, a nun–who has worked as a missionary there for the last 50 years.
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Evo Morales wants the U.N.—and maybe Pope Francis—to mediate in Bolivia
“If Pope Francis is needed, we should add him.”