Bishop Ponce de León: Nation of Eswatini is facing major crisis
By Carol Glatz – The small landlocked nation of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is facing a crisis and its Council...
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Pope thanks Gemelli hospital staff for care during recovery
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the medical staff at Rome’s Gemelli hospital after his...
Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for priest on trial
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a...
Cuba will not be the same after July 11, Catholic media specialist says
By Tom Tracy – Cubans born in the past two decades are seeing firsthand state repression and violence not witnessed in...
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...
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...
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...
