Pope Francis expressed his sorrow and offered prayers for the Church in France following the tragic murders of three people at the Basilica of Notre Dame on Thursday. A message addressed to Bishop André Marceau of Nice by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin conveyed...
Archbishop Charles John Brown, the new papal ambassador to the Philippines, met Pope Francis as he prepares for his new mission. Brown, a 61-year-old American theologian, was received by the pope during a private audience in the Vatican on October 23. Present during the audience was Cardinal...
VATICAN — Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christians should pray from the heart and not “like parrots.” In his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall Oct. 21, he said: “The worst service someone can give God, and others as well, is to pray...
A Filipino priest serving in the Vatican has received a papal honor. Pope Francis has conferred the title “Chaplain of His Holiness” to Fr. Jan Thomas Limchua, a recognition that comes with the title “Monsignor”. Ordained a priest for the Cebu archdiocese in 2010, Limchua is currently...
A chilling list of countries at war and regions in the throes of violent tensions and persecution was read out at the end of the Prayer Service for Peace. A candle was lit for each. Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Yemen and Afghanistan leapt to the fore. But...
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Thomas Dowd as the new Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Canada, transferring him from the titular See of Treba and the office of Auxiliary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montreal. Curriculum vitae Bishop Thomas Dowd was born on September 11, 1970, in...
What are the great ideals but also the tangible ways to advance for those who wish to build a more just and fraternal world in their ordinary relationships, in social life, politics and institutions? This is mainly the question that Fratelli tutti is intended to answer:...
On Tuesday, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced the publication of a Letter approved by Pope Francis on 25 June and entitled Samaritanus bonus ("The Good Samaritan"): On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life”. It bears...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office released on Friday evening, has arrived in Minsk “to show the attention and closeness of the Holy Father to the Catholic Church and the whole country”. Belarus has seen weeks of tension...
Archbishop Paul Coakley, Chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the US Bishops’ Conference, is encouraging solidarity, respect for the dignity of workers, and charity in the annual Labor Day statement, centered on rebuilding a dignified post-pandemic world. “This Labor Day is...