Mozambique’s first Indigenous cardinal dies at 97
The Catholic Church's second oldest cardinal and first Indigenous cardinal of Mozambique died Sept. 29 at the age of 97.
Conflicts between farmers, herders in Nigeria frustrate Catholic leaders
Catholic leaders in Nigeria are frustrated with the yearslong conflict between traditional Muslim herders and Christian farmers that have claimed thousands of lives, displaced countless people and caused upheaval in local markets.
Miami priests return from Texas; Haitians find temporary home in Florida
Kevin-Jay Metellus, 28 months old, pedaled a toy car around Notre Dame d'Haiti Church's courtyard as his parents searched nearby through donated boxes of clothes, food, household items and other necessities.
Archbishop asks Catholics to fast, pray for Pelosi over abortion issue
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is asking "all Catholics and others of goodwill" to join a prayer and fasting campaign for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic Democrat who supports legal abortion.
Pope to begin synodal process with Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will formally launch the process of the Synod of Bishops with a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
Priest says Father Kapaun’s example buoyed his morale as military chaplain
When serving troops in the U.S. Army, Father Ned Blick asked himself a simple question, "What would Father Kapaun do?"
Pope encourages young people to create a new economy
With a sense of responsibility, commitment and concern for the environment and for the poor, people who are young adults today may be the last generation able to ensure a healthy future for all the Earth's inhabitants, Pope Francis said.
Being ‘different’ must never lead to exclusion, discrimination, pope says
Everyone, but especially the least and most fragile, is loved by God and has a place in the church and the world, Pope Francis told a Catholic movement that works with individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Three Swiss Guards quit over vaccine mandate
Three members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard have hung up their halberds rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19, and three others were temporarily suspended in early October as they were completing the vaccination cycle, the spokesman for the guards told a Swiss newspaper.
In weakness, Christians discover God’s fatherly love, pope says
When Christians recognize their own weakness and frailty, they discover God's love and care for them, Pope Francis said.
