German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison, demand apology
In a meeting with the president of the German bishops' conference, Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch apologized for offending people and said he never intended to imply that supporters of the German church's Synodal Path were doing something similar to what a group of Christian supporters of the Nazis did in the 1930s.
Prayer is ‘our Kalashnikov of response,’ says Burkina Faso cardinal
As insecurity and political chaos continue in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo called for prayers as the best way out of the crises.
Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing
A federal court in Indiana sided with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and one of its Catholic high schools in a lawsuit filed by a former guidance counselor who said her contract was not renewed because of her same-sex union.
Pope to canonize founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist
While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be canonized together Oct. 9: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Blessed Artemide Zatti.
Pope encourages Oblates to continue serving the poor
The Gospel's message of hope to the suffering and downtrodden is sorely needed in today's world, which is "enslaved by selfishness and full of contradictions and divisions," Pope Francis said.
Vatican marks ecology saint’s feast day with film premiere, climate accords
The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the same day the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris Agreement entered into force for the Holy See.
European court: Belgian doctors violated woman’s right to life
Doctors in Belgium violated a woman's right to life when they improperly handled her request for euthanasia, the European Court of Human rights ruled.
Czerny: Consistent ethic of life includes just economic, social systems
Embracing a consistent ethic of life must include working to create economic and social systems that foster relationships and build the common good, rather than focusing only on what are seen as traditional life issues such as abortion and euthanasia.
Lourdes visionary’s relics inspire spiritual healing throughout Valley
Sister Maria Kim Bui, a Daughter of St. Paul, has been on a leave of absence from her community since 2021 to take care of her ailing mother. Her father died from COVID in January of that year.
NEWS BRIEF: Gathering of the Deans
Bishop John P. Dolan held his first Dean’s gathering on Wednesday at the Mt. Claret Retreat Center in Phoenix.
