A new survey indicates that many Catholics in Latin America and the U.S. favor allowing women to become priests, with a number also supporting marriage for priests, birth control, same-sex marriage recognition and holy Communion for unmarried couples living together.
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Influential Cardinal Ouellet urges Vatican to unshackle charismatic groups in new book
In a new book, Cardinal Marc Ouellet challenges the church to worry less about creating something new, and more about treasuring what is already there.
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‘Disappointed’ Cardinal Dolan holds out hope Harris will join Trump at the Al Smith dinner
Cardinal Dolan of New York still held out hope that the Democratic nominee could change her plans and join the event which her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump, is now planning to attend.
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Pope Francis tells fellow Jesuits he’d give jailed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi refuge at the Vatican
Pope Francis, who has called for the liberation of Aung San Suu Kyi, the former leader of Myanmar and Nobel Peace Prize winner, told Jesuits in Asia that he even had offered to give her refuge at the Vatican.
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Thousands of pilgrims venerate relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Manchester, England
A relic of Blessed Acutis was taken to Manchester for veneration, drawing 5,000 pilgrims in four days of prayer and an all-night vigil.
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Five things to watch for in the upcoming October synod
The second session of the Synod on Synodality will take place this October as a follow-up to the first session that occurred last October. Here are five things to look for as the synod delegates gather in Rome.
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Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, annual Catholic charity event and staple for presidential nominees
Vice President Kamala Harris will not attend the Al Smith charity dinner on Oct. 17.
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Ohio bishops issue statement: ‘Standing with our Haitian brothers and sisters’
After former president Donald Trump amplified unsubstantiated claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets, the state’s bishops called for solidarity with ‘our Haitian brothers and sisters.’
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to face off at the Al Smith Dinner with Catholic comic Jim Gaffigan as MC
The next time former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan will sit between them as host and Catholic comic Jim Gaffigan will serve as MC.
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Pope Francis tells young people to live as pilgrims, not tourists, in World Youth Day message
To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking the perfect selfie, Pope Francis said.