Pope Francis has decried the “absurd violence” which has left an elderly priest dead after his church in northern France was taken hostage during Mass. In a statement released Tuesday by the Vatican, the Pope, […]
Vatican City, Jul 1, 2016 — Though he has rarely spoken since resigning from the papacy, Benedict XVI granted several lengthy interviews to German journalist Peter Seewald shortly after stepping down – conversations that touched on themes such as […]
Vatican City, Jun 5, 2016 / 04:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary and St. Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad are key examples of how to unite oneself to Jesus’ Passion and death, as […]
Kyiv, Ukraine, May 29, 2016 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- It’s a conflict that’s been raging in Ukraine for two years, costing thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. But the international community seems […]
Washington D.C., May 16, 2016 / 08:53 am (CNA).- In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court sent the Little Sisters of the Poor HHS mandate case back to the lower courts on Monday, in light […]
Denver, Colo., Apr 29, 2016 / (CNA/EWTN News).- “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” This quote from British author Evelyn Beatrice Hall (often […]
Aboard the papal plane, Apr 16, 2016 / 11:09 am – Pope Francis: I thank you for your day of work, for me and also for you it was a bit powerful. Ines San Martin […]
Catholics who have divorced and remarried need the fullness of Church teaching. They also need a wise pastoral and community response to their difficulties that can help them grow in the Christian life, Pope Francis […]
In a recently published interview on issues of justification and faith, Benedict XVI has addressed issues of mercy and our need for forgiveness, salvation through the cross, the necessity of baptism, and the importance of […]
The movie Spotlight’s Best Picture win at the Academy Awards has brought renewed attention to the Catholic sex abuse scandals that broke in 2002. But while the Church’s failures are well-known, it is also true […]
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