According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 64 percent of the U.S. population eligible to receive a vaccine (ages 12 and up) is fully vaccinated; nearly 75 percent has gotten at least one dose. Among those who identify as Catholic,
Pope Francis is making headlines again for remarks he made during his press conference on his return flight from Slovakia. Most of the chatter stems from the comments he made when asked whether or not pro-abortion politicians should be denied Communion. In
The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to "excommunicate" Catholics who are not in line with church teaching, Pope Francis said.
During his return flight from Bratislava,
In his first interview since undergoing surgery in July, Pope Francis criticized the Western attempts to impose democracy on other countries in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan.
In a 90-minute interview with COPE, the radio network owned by the Spanish
The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan was due in part to a lack of foreseeing all possible eventualities, Pope Francis said in a new interview.
"The way to negotiate a withdrawal, an exit, from what we see here it seems that
Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed his hope for the peace and safety of the country's citizens.
"I join in the unanimous concern for the situation in Afghanistan. I ask all of you to pray with
It was quite fitting for a Catholic actor and a Christian director of a new streaming series on the life of Jesus to meet Pope Francis on the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of televisions and screens.
Jonathan Roumie, who
Italian police have launched an investigation after postal workers discovered an envelope containing three bullets and addressed to "the pope."
News reports said the stamp on the envelope indicated it came from France, and the bullets were 9mm Flobert-round bullets. Reportedly, there was
Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the medical staff at Rome's Gemelli hospital after his recovery from intestinal surgery.
"Upon returning from my hospitalization, I feel the need to send a grateful and affectionate thought to you and, through you, to all those
Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.
In a statement released July 14, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that after leaving the hospital midmorning, the pope visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major