Mourners attend the April 10 funeral for victims of a bomb attack the previous day at the Orthodox Church of St. George in Tanta, Egypt. (CNS photo/Mohamed Hossam, EPA)

Pope Francis’ goals for Egypt trip: Strengthening weary Christians and reaching out to all

by Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service April 20, 2017

Pope Francis “will affirm that there is a certain solidarity among Christians” and that “we are all related together by Jesus.”

Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly, right, shakes hands with Pope Francis during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on April 19, 2017. Photo courtesy of Osservatore Romano/Handout via Reuters

News, Politics & Society

Bill O’Reilly meets Pope Francis. How did that happen?

by Kevin Clarke and Josephine McKenna - Religion News Service April 20, 2017

Bill O’Reilly, a Catholic, who last year challenged the pope’s views on immigration and promised to convince him of the need for reform, shook hands briefly with the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics at the Vatican.

President Donald Trump talks about the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act before signing it, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Faith, Vatican Dispatch

Will he or won’t he? Speculation builds on Trump meeting with Pope Francis

by Gerard O’Connell April 20, 2017

The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, told America that no official request for an audience had arrived at the Vatican from the U.S. president as of late Wednesday evening, April 19.

"The Two Marys Watch the Tomb of Jesus," by James Tissot.

Faith, Faith in Focus

Father James Martin: Holy Saturday teaches Christians the right way to wait

by James Martin, S.J. April 15, 2017April 4, 2026

We are called to the wait of the Christian, which is called hope.

Pope Francis lies prostrate at the beginning of the Good Friday liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 3. (CNS photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool)

Faith, Jesuitical

It’s all Good… Friday. Jesuitical Ep. 8

by Ashley McKinless April 14, 2017

Why is the Easter Vigil so long? And why should you definitely go anyway? We sat down with James Martin, S.J., (again) to talk about all things Holy Week. This week in Signs of the Times we explain where we got the phrase “Signs of the Times” (we didn’t make it up we promise), and […]