Pope Benedict Talks about his Resignation
By Cindy Wooden – Although it took obvious effort to pronounce each word and sometimes his secretary repeated what he said to make it clear, retired Pope...
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For Lent, Read the Gospel and Fast from Gossip
By Carol Glatz – People should fast from gossiping and spreading hearsay as part of their Lenten journey, Pope Francis said. “For Lent this year, I will...
Cardinal’s Lenten Meditation: Conversion is a Call to Rekindle Faith
Conversion means believing that God became flesh to make all things new and offer his kingdom to everyone, said Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, offering the first meditation of...
Vatican Official Insists Religious Services are ‘Essential Services’
For believers, the ability to practice their faith and receive spiritual guidance are “the highest of essential services,” and pandemic practices over the past year have shown...
Heroes of Love: New Pathway Open for Future Saints
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis has yet to sign decrees in sainthood causes that follow the new path he approved in 2017, that of giving one’s life...
Vatican Supports the Drive for Countries like South Africa to Make their Own Vaccines
By Cindy Wooden – The Vatican threw its support behind an effort by India, South Africa and a host of developing nations to loosen international patent protections and...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory Prays on CNN
During a February 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant...
Papal Astronomer: Mars Missions can Inspire Next Generation of Scientists
By Carol Glatz– As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of its surroundings, one papal astronomer...
Faiths Institute asks Gates Foundation to Change Tactics in Africa
By Fredrick Nzwili – An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified...
Fight Temptation with Faith, Prayer and Penance
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians must never engage in dialogue with the devil, but instead must fight against temptations with the same spiritual weapons Jesus...
Vatican Reminds Bishops of Holy Week Guidelines during Pandemic
By Carol Glatz – As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its first full year, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments reminded bishops that the guidelines it...
Why Should Christians Care About Iraq?
By Dale Gavlak – Pope Francis hopes to embark on the first-ever papal visit to the biblical land of Iraq in early March in a spiritual pilgrimage...
