Tag: Pope Francis
Summer camp for children of Vatican employees gets surprise visit from...
VATICAN CITY -- When Zoe, 10, showed up late for summer camp at the Vatican, she did not expect to see Pope Francis there.
"I...
Pope Francis names Auxiliary Bishop Ronald Hicks of Chicago to head...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Chicago to head the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.
Bishop Hicks, 52, is vicar...
Catholic Church teaching about nuclear weapons anchored in concern to protect...
On Aug. 6 and 9 the world will observe the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The 75th anniversary raises...
Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by Turkish court ruling turning Hagia Sophia Museum...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.
While...
Savannah Bishop-designate Stephen Parkes is brother of Bishop Gregory Parkes of...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father Stephen D. Parkes, a pastor in the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, as bishop of the Diocese of...
Pope Francis tells U.S. Catholic media church needs ‘clear and unbiased...
VATICAN CITY -- Catholic media outlets in the United States are called to break down barriers that prevent dialogue and honest communication between people...
God listens to everybody including sinners, saints, victims, and killers, Pope...
VATICAN CITY -- Everyone lives a life that is often inconsistent or a "contradiction" because people can be both a sinner and a saint,...
Pope Francis adds new titles for Mary to the litany: ‘Comfort...
VATICAN CITY -- Among the many titles under which Catholics invoke Mary, Pope Francis has asked them to add "Mother of Mercy," "Mother of...
Pope Francis to health workers: “We can come out of this...
VATICAN CITY -- During the darkest, most deadly days of the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Italy, medical professionals and volunteers were "silent artisans of...
Five years after Laudato Si’ panelists at Vatican say it must...
VATICAN CITY -- The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing global crises clearly indicate that Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for creation urgently needs to be...