Editor’s note: For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Stations of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum. The complete text of the meditations, originally published on the Vatican website, is included below.
"Family farmers are to be commended for the supportive way in which they work, as well as the for the respectful and gentle way in which they cultivate the land," the pope wrote in a March 19 message to a meeting of
Though the global situation risks plunging people into pessimism, Christians are called to pursue their vocation of becoming "men and women of hope," Pope Francis said.
"As individuals and as communities, amid the variety of charisms and ministries, all of us are called
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
During Easter Vigil Masses March 30, at least 2,364 registered catechumens and candidates from parishes across the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will be newly initiated into the Catholic Church or enter full communion with the church.
Catechumens are those who will receive baptism, first
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop William P. Callahan, 73, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, for health reasons, and has appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard W. Battersby as his successor.
The 2024 Men's Division I NCAA Tournament gets underway March 19 with the "First Four" play-in games, and seven Catholic schools will be playing at least once in the single-elimination Big Dance.
The majority of Christians in Burkina Faso are now shying away from Sunday services and instead praying at home after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militants targeted churches and killed scores of worshippers.
The latest attack by insurgents on a Catholic
Asked to reminisce about his life and where he was at key moments in history, the 87-year-old Pope Francis obliged, but also used the opportunity to talk about the lessons the events hold today and his hope for the future.
The book, "Life:
As Jesus prepared to enter his Passion, he climbed 28 stairs to meet Pontius Pilate. Two thousand years later, pilgrims from across the world travel to Rome to venerate and prayerfully ascend the stairs, meditating on the Passion and death of the
The U.S. Catholic bishops agree that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s current protocol with the abortion pill not only makes informed consent about the risks impossible but also endangers women, according to a newly-filed Supreme Court brief. Together with nearly a