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Pope Francis
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said. Families unable to have children and young people who struggle with having a family due to economic hardship or the allure of “mediocre substitutes” risk […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said. “We cannot leave to future generations the burden of responsibility for decisions that need to be made now so that God’s plan […]
Global
By Lucien Chauvin
BELIZE CITY — Greg Jones has a clear idea when his life changed. It was not in 1998, when he went to prison, or 2007, when he was paroled on a manslaughter charge. The year that stands out for Jones, which is not his real name, is 2002. That’s the year the Belize Central Prison […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop Barry C. Knestout
May 11, 2022 This afternoon, for the second time this year, the U.S. Senate held a vote to advance the deceptively named, extreme Women’s Health Protection Act. And for the second time this year, the vote failed. This twice-rejected legislation would have imposed abortion on demand nationwide at any stage of pregnancy through federal statute, […]
Columns
By Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
The church’s annual liturgical commemoration of Our Lady of Fatima May 13 brings to mind Mary’s six apparitions to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta during 1917. Our response to Our Lady’s message has several components. — Knowledge. We would do well to become students of Fatima. Although many Catholics have given a cursory glance to these […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
As our nation awaits the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, we are reminded of the Catholic Church’s teaching on the profound value and dignity of every human life, which begins at conception. This teaching leads us to advocate for and defend the most vulnerable […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — The young wife of the commander of the Ukrainian battalion still holed up in a steel plant in Mariupol had what she described as a “heart raising” encounter with Pope Francis. Kateryna Prokopenko, wife of Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko, and Yulya Fedosiuk, wife of Azov soldier Arseniy Fedosiuk, met Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told older people to use retirement as a time to serve others and to sow the seeds of their wisdom. When people retire, starting the new chapter in life requires “a creative attention, a new attention, a generous availability,” the pope said during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square […]
Global
By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY — Among the 10 men and women Pope Francis will proclaim as the Catholic Church’s newest saints is a Dutch priest and journalist who stood his ground against Nazi ideology and paid for it with his life. The example of Blessed Titus Brandsma, who is scheduled to be canonized May 15, prompted dozens […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
ROME — Having a member over 100 years old is not unusual today for orders of Catholic women religious, but many orders do not have the specialized knowledge or resources to ensure an accurate diagnosis and the best possible plan of care for sisters experiencing dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment, several sisters said. […]
