VENICE, Italy (CNS) — Visiting a lagoon of tiny islands, canals and narrow walkways for one day, Pope Francis moved around Venice by boat, bridge and electric golf cart. Tourists and residents, however, came to a standstill; many were marooned in small
God seeks and loves those who are humble because it allows him to be a part of their lives, Pope Francis said. "This is Christian humility, which is not simply one virtue among others, but the basic disposition of life: believing ourselves
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and amid an increase in rhetoric and actions of religious hatred in the United States, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty
Too many of us worry too much about how others see us and little about how the Lord sees us. Perhaps it is easier to occupy ourselves with concerns over the gaze of other people because we can see their eyes looking
In an hourlong interview with Italy's main news program, Pope Francis announced he would travel to Dubai in early December for the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP28.
He also revealed that he speaks every day with the priest and women religious at Holy
Simcha Fisher writes that high school teacher Dan Finaldi likes to paint his students. He says: “I just want to paint them. Sometimes people will come to me and say, ‘Can I pose?’ and I say, ‘Sure.’ I’m fascinated by looking at
The synod report, a synthesis of the Oct. 4-29 meeting, is fundamentally an instrument for discernment, and it is designed to elicit further reflection and response from the whole church. The synod's next session in Rome will have the task of making
Hidden in the picturesque town 93 miles west of Paris, Montligeon may not be as famous as Lourdes, yet it is a second most visited sanctuary in France. And it has one specialty -- praying for the dead.
Holiness is a gift everyone receives with baptism, and it is a journey to be made together with the help of the saints in heaven, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints.
The saints "are our elder brothers and sisters, on
When students of the Greensburg, Pennsylvania, chapter of Catholic Schoolhouse don costumes for an event at St. Emma Monastery at the end of October, it’s not the typical Halloween party with superhero and fairytale outfits. “It’s wonderful for people to have a
The goal of the National Eucharistic Revival and local components such as the New York State Eucharistic Congress -- to restore devotion to the Real Presence and its mystery of love -- is a "game-changer" for individuals and the world, as Bishop