Conversion in a Wounded Church: Bishops Worldwide Want Renewal
By Cindy Wooden – Since his election in March 2013, Pope Francis has called for a true conversion within the...
July 2021
Cardinal Dolan: Advancing religious freedom is not just cause for believers
While it helps for him to be “a believer, a Catholic” to defend religious freedom, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of...
Despite danger, Nigerian priest ministers to refugees of terrorism
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Islamist terror...
Like Sheep without Shepherd: 16th Sunday
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – SERMON AND CHRISTIAN ACT IN THE WORD Theme: Like Sheep without Shepherd: A Dire...
Pope prays for victims of German floods as death toll rises
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness with the people of Germany after severe...
Need for unity: Pope restores limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
By Cindy Wooden – Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis...
Study finds 221,000 Catholics left the Church in Germany during Pandemic
In the year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organisations reported on...
Lifting dispensation is not enough to get Catholics back to in-person Mass
By Mark Pattison – The mere act of lifting the dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation as the coronavirus pandemic...
Text of pope’s letter to bishops on celebration of Latin-rite Mass
Here is the Vatican’s official English translation of the letter Pope Francis sent July 16 to the world’s bishops explaining...
