Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis to LA Religious Ed Congress: "Be the poets of a new human beauty."

pope francis sent a video message to the los angeles religious education congress late thursday, saying the suffering caused by the coronavi...

Council for the Economy discusses 2021 Vatican budget

vatican city, feb 17, 2021 / 08:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the vatican’s council for the economy met on tuesday to discuss the details of the annua...

Hannah Brockhaus

John Ryan – gently lampooning the Catholic sixties

i did not know that captain pugwash was a catholic until i recently encountered him making his confession—of the sin of envy, at the success...

Serenhedd James

The Politics of Synods

there has been swooning in the media over pope francis’s appointment of a french woman religious, sr nathalie becquart, as one of two new un...

Adam A.J. DeVille

Accused priest asserts innocence at Vatican seminary abuse hearing

vatican city, feb 10, 2021 / 11:00 am mt ( cna ) .- at a hearing on wednesday in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a vatican youth s...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis: Christian prayer instills ‘invincible hope’ in the human heart

vatican city, feb 10, 2021 / 04:30 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis said on wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of d...

Catholic News Agency

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

Francis is Right: Fraternity is Good for the Soul and Requires Covid Restrictions

"fraternity is the true cure for the pandemic and the many evils that have affected us," pope francis told the vatican diplomatic corps mond...

Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga tests positive for COVID-19

cna staff, feb 5, 2021 / 03:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the archdiocese of tegucigalpa said on thursday that cardinal óscar rodríguez...

Catholic News Agency

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...