In message for World Sick Day, pope calls for health care for all
Praising those who help the sick and praying for those who are sick, Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.
Popes Francis, Benedict XVI in line for vaccination against COVID-19
The Vatican began vaccinating its employees and residents against COVID-19 Jan. 13, giving priority to its health care workers, security personnel, employees who deal with the public and older residents, employees and retirees. Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI said they planned to receive the vaccine.
Praising God purifies the soul, is like breathing ‘pure oxygen,’ pope says
It may seem illogical, but Christians are called to give God praise -- not complaints -- in times of darkness and difficulty, Pope Francis said.
Panelists in webinar address concerns raised over vaccines and fetal cell line
Participants in a Jan. 14 webinar sponsored by the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America discussed concerns raised by some over a fetal cell line being used in some phases of COVID-19 vaccine development but concluded the cell line is probably sufficiently removed from the "original evil" to ameliorate Catholic apprehensions.
Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Both Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
[VIDEO] Bishop Olmsted urges us to look beyond COVID, politics and division
As we enter 2021 in a turbulent time, Bishop Olmsted urges us to look beyond the storm of COVID-19, politics and division, instead fixing our eyes on the light of Christ.
Following a week of turmoil, Arizona lawmakers and lawyers come together for Red Mass
Just less than a week after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, Arizona elected officials and legal professionals came together to pray for peace and to look to their patron — St. Thomas More — for courage at the annual Red Mass Jan. 12 at St. Mary’s Basilica.
Rev. King relied on faith, prayer to fight racism, Virginia bishop says
The Rev. Martin Luther King "relied upon faith and prayer" to combat the racism and prejudice he and other U.S. Blacks suffered.
Sotomayor: 13 executed under Trump administration ‘deserved more’ from court
Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.
‘Redemptive love’ needed to overcome racism, says homilist at annual MLK Mass
It is evident that “the social malady of racism still continues to invade and infect all our institutions,” said the guest homilist at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Mass Jan. 18 at St. Mary’s Basilica.
