Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for peace in Ukraine
As the threat of war loomed over the world, Pope Francis called on people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday.
Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Pope Francis' message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 will reflect on the importance of including migrants and refugees in building a better world, the Vatican announced.
Vatican astronomers are part of two new discoveries in outer space
Two Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican Observatory were part of recent discoveries: one finding a new member of the solar system and another finding evidence for a long-lost galaxy "eaten up" by the Milky Way.
Catholic Charities seeks to empower, not just shelter, homeless
According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), the only federal agency whose sole mission focuses on preventing and ending homelessness, Arizona had an estimated 10,979 individuals experiencing homelessness on any given day in January 2020 – the last time for which figures are available.
Pope, cardinal look at what ails the priesthood, offer antidotes
Opening an international conference on priesthood, Pope Francis insisted that those who are not close to God in prayer, close to their bishop and other priests and immersed in the lives of their people are simply "'clerical functionaries' or 'professionals of the sacred.'"
Lent 3.0: Third Lent in pandemic offers chance for spiritual reset, healing
Lent, the spiritual season of prayer and sacrifice, has an extra pull to it this year because once again -- and now for the third time -- it will be under the cloud of the coronavirus pandemic.
Love, protect the church despite its faults, pope says
The same love that gave St. Joseph the strength to protect Jesus and Mary must inspire Christians to love the church, especially when calling out its sins and flaws, Pope Francis said.
Catholic school enrollment increases this school year, NCEA report says
Catholic school enrollment increased for the first time in two decades this school year, according to a preliminary report released by the National Catholic Educational Association Feb. 14.
Pope chooses theme for July 24 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Francis is dedicating the 2022 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly to the importance of inviting older people to contribute to building a better world.
Pope amends canons to give greater authority to bishops, conferences
Saying he wanted to promote a "healthy decentralization" of some aspects of church life, Pope Francis made several changes to church law, granting greater authority to individual bishops, bishops' conferences and synods of bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches.
