Europe

Pope Francis visits Shoah survivor, poet Edith Bruck

pope francis called on edith bruck, the 88-year-old hungarian-born italian poet, playwright, director, novelist, and translator who survived...

Analysis: Pope Francis's promotion of women a more complicated narrative than it appears

pope francis made some high profile appointments heading into last weekend, naming sr. nathalie becquart and fr. luis marín de san martín as...

Christopher Altieri

Persecution of Christians: A global commonplace

everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and fre...

Still Invited to the Dance

with joe biden in the white house, the vatican will be dealing with the first catholic u.s. president since john f. kennedy, which is presen...

Charles Collins

Blessed Sacrament found intact after explosion at Madrid parish

madrid, spain, feb 1, 2021 / 06:25 pm mt (cna).- rescuers in madrid, spain announced last week that a consecrated host was found intact amid...

Cardinal Parolin Weighs in on France's Controversial "Religious Separatism" Bill

what if the cardinal secretary of state, on visit to your country, voiced an opinion about a controversial draft law proposed by the preside...

Christopher Altieri

Bishops defend translation of martyr’s relics amid controversy

agrigento, italy, jan 28, 2021 / 02:42 pm mt (cna).- the archbishop of agrigento and his coadjutor have written a letter to explain why the ...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pilgrimage: An evolving presence in a changing culture

april brings its buds and showers, said chaucer, “thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.” indeed they did. his pilgrims from southwark t...

Caring for Second Childhood

a sadness close to grief, but approaching horror, pervades our thinking about nursing homes — they combine the anxious atmosphere of the hos...

Nicholas-Frankovich

Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Memory and Vigilance

pope francis on wednesday condemned the systematic murder of six  million jews in the holocaust, calling on the catholic faithful world...

Christopher Altieri