Pope: Prohibit the Practice of Surrogacy
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Pope Francis called on the international community to ban surrogate pregnancy, calling it “deplorable” and...
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Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in...
Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptises babies
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – In the Sistine Chapel, where popes are elected, Pope Francis baptised 16 infants, who, he...
Pope: Put Jesus, Not Ideology, in the Spotlight
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Instead of splitting into ideological groups, members of the Catholic Church need to put God...
Pope: Catholics working in media can de-escalate today’s war of words
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Help “de-weaponise” the way language is used in the media by being respectful to others...
Dicastery doubles down: Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for gay couples
By Justin McLellan, CNS – While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican’s guidance on blessing same-sex or...
Italian priest excommunicated for schismatic act during Mass
By Carol Glatz, CNS – An Italian Catholic priest has been excommunicated for having publicly committed “an act of a...
Everyone faces temptation, but Jesus is always close by, pope says
By Justin McLellan, CNS- Temptation – a constant in spiritual life – is an opportunity for Christians to remember that...
Vatican reports 20 missionaries murdered in 2023
By Carol Glatz, CNS – In its annual report on Catholic missionaries murdered during the year, the Vatican-based news agency,...
