Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 test
Visitors, tourists and employees who want to enter Vatican territory will be required beginning Oct. 1 to show proof of vaccination, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative COVID-19 test.
Pope urges church leaders to recognize errors in dealing with clergy abuse
Pope Francis urged bishops from throughout Eastern Europe to recognize mistakes in their handling of sexual abuse in order to open "new horizons of love and reciprocal service."
Identification of painting as 17th-century masterwork brings joy to parish
A parish in a neighborhood that once had the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in the country has found new joy in the discovery that a familiar painting over the transept doorway of its church is a 17th-century masterpiece.
Armenian Catholic bishops try again to elect patriarch
A dozen bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church prayed for the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they met in Rome to begin their second attempt at electing a patriarch for their church.
Pope: Christ’s cross an invitation to set aside divisive agendas
Jesus' death on the cross calls Christians to focus on helping the vulnerable rather than defending contentious agendas, Pope Francis said.
Church suffers temptation to go backward, pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia.
Catholics in Africa celebrate Congo Basin as the earth’s second lung
As they marked the Season of Creation, Catholics in Africa celebrated the Congo Basin as the second "lung" of the earth and called for its protection to fight climate change.
German bishops’ plenary assembly begins with appeals on church reform
The German bishops' plenary assembly began with urgent appeals for church reform and a reminder to heed admonitions from Pope Francis.
Op-ed: Preserving the Hyde Amendment and Protecting the Vulnerable
As Congress prepares to vote on funding priorities for the coming year, we are encouraged that attention is being paid to assisting vulnerable populations in many different ways. Unfortunately, however, there are also serious and disturbing proposals to subsidize the deaths of unborn children that are gaining momentum and must be rejected.
Bishop Olmsted praises African American Catholics’ commitment to the Gospel
As the Resurrection of Christ signaled evil’s ultimate defeat, so too the power and perseverance of love can overcome social discord, Bishop Olmsted said.
