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The Vatican Press Office announced on Monday, April 4, in a communiqué issued by the vice-director, Greg Burke, that a meeting took place in the Casa Santa Marta on Saturday, April 2, between Pope Francis and Bishop […]

The bishops of Belgium “share the anguish” of the victims of two terrorist attacks in Brussels today, and have asked for prayers “in this dramatic new situation,” according to a statement. The attacks, which occurred […]

From BostonGlobe.com, which operates CRUX, its site dedicated to Catholic news and views: The Boston Globe said Friday that it will shut down Crux , the newspaper’s online publication devoted to news and commentary on […]

The Bishops from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine just had their ad limina visit with Pope Francis. In a four-page statement they provided details of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine,  appealed to the […]

Berlin (kath.net, February 26, 2016). “In Germany, congregations are growing, and there are mass baptisms of refugees in swimming pools.” So reports Die Tagesschau, a German television news program. The refugees, who come from Iran […]

From the Dominicans in Washington, DC: Members of the Order of Preachers, a Catholic religious order founded in 1216 AD and commonly known as the Dominicans, announced [on Wednesday, February 24th] the launching of a […]

The final days of his trip to Mexico included remarks from Pope Francis about drug-related violence, mass immigration, and Zika virus, among other subjects. On Tuesday, Pope Francis continued his tour of some of Mexico’s […]

The following note from the Apostolic Vicar of  Aleppo, Syria, was forwarded to me from Italian journalist Alessandra Nucci, a regular contributor to CWR, who translated it from Italian: Dear Friends : Peace and Good […]

From the website of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, and dated today: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the Head of the UGCC, shared with us his impressions of the meeting in general and of the document in particular. […]

Pope Francis’ historic first pilgrimage to the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City brought reflections of obedience, surrender, and hope as the Holy Father celebrated Mass on Feb. 13.  “We have […]