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On Sunday, January 23, in response to growing tensions along the Russia–Ukraine border, Pope Francis has called for a “day of prayer for peace” to take place on Wednesday, January 26.
WASHINGTON — Catholic lawyer Joe Donnelly of Indiana is the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and women, a depiction of one of the new martyrs of the Catholic Church looks anything but polished.
VATICAN CITY — Listening to others is the first essential ingredient of good communication and a condition of genuine dialogue, Pope Francis said.
VATICAN CITY — Saying he was worried about Ukraine and how a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict could spread, Pope Francis proclaimed Jan. 26 as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
VATICAN CITY — Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken one's soul, Pope Francis said.
VATICAN CITY — Amending a written statement made to a panel investigating clerical sexual abuse in his former Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct.
In 2019, Charleen Katra was living in Houston, working for the local diocese, when she read an article from the Arlington Catholic Herald about Bishop Michael F. Burbidge’s call for the church to be more inclusive of people with special needs.
WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church and its people stand ready not only to help expectant mothers bring their pregnancies to term but to assist women who have had abortions, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
