After initial silence from the Vatican in response to news that Müller would not be reconfirmed, an official statement is expected at noon in Rome on July 1.
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Faith ‘compels us’ to fight scourge of opioid crisis
“This is a plague that has come into the homes and families of every city, town and even the rural areas of our diocese. It has touched the very hearts and souls of our parishioners in the pews and the people living in our communities.”
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Democrats for Life meet with Perez on future of pro-life views in party
“When a pro-life Democrat decides to run, the Democratic consultants come in and they tell you, ‘Well, you can’t run as a pro-life Democrat,’ and they urge you to change your position on life, like they did with Heath Mello.”
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Fresh from consistory, new cardinals greet family, friends
While Europe has played a significantly weighty role in the development of Christianity, “now we see how the church is growing in numbers in Latin America, in Africa and in Asia. The pope is making this clear. This universal character of the church is very beautiful.”
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Holy See life academy offers prayers to parents of terminally ill baby
Ten-month-old Charlie Gard was born in England with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.
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Travel ban a blow to Sudanese refugees awaiting U.S. resettlement
“I’m totally depressed. I was approved over a year ago for resettlement, just passed my medical exam last week and was hoping to see family living in Iowa. But instead I’ll be stuck here worried about my physical safety,” said Ibrahim, who like many Sudanese refugees has no travel documents and thus cannot leave Egypt.
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Pope Francis tells archbishops not to be ‘armchair Catholics,’ but apostles on the go
People must ask themselves whether they are “‘armchair Catholics,’ who love to chat about how things are going in the church and the world,” Pope Francis said, or if they are “apostles on the go,” who are on fire with love for God and ready to offer their lives for him.
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Pope Francis: Labor unions are essential to society
Labor unions must guard and protect workers, but also defend the rights of those “outside the walls,” Pope Francis said.
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Amid scandal, Mali bishop pledges to make cardinal’s ceremony
An ailing Mali archbishop facing allegations of financial impropriety assured the Vatican on Tuesday he plans to show up at St. Peter’s Basilica to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis.
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Life at the first stop for many migrants who cross Mediterranean
The latest survivors of the dangerous sea voyage across the Mediterranean from Libya as European Union leaders expressed alarm at the rising numbers of migrants flooding into Italy.