Sacramental Statistics: Vatican Tracks Practice of the Faith
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy. The...
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Pope has named two-thirds of cardinals eligible to elect his successor
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday on June 2...
Vexing vexillology: Even the Vatican Gets its Flag Wrong
By Justin McLellan, CNS The flag of Vatican City, yellow and white with crossed keys under the papal tiara, is...
Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court
By CNS – Pope Francis has named US Cardinal Kevin J Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family...
Pope: Most Powerful Evangelisation is to Live What We Preach
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The most powerful and effective method of evangelisation is to live according to what one...
St Peter’s Basilica Opens Exhibit on Marian Coronations
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first...
Pope asks African Young People to be Ambassadors of Peace
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Celebrating Africa Day at the Vatican, Pope Francis encouraged the continent’s children to study hard,...
Pope asks poets, filmmakers to challenge people, help them see beauty
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Catholic artists, poets, writers and filmmakers serve the church not by trying to “domesticate” Christ...
Vatican: Promote Christian Values, Not Divisions, on Social Media
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Catholics should make an “examination of conscience” about how they use social media, how they...
