Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
Author: Christine
Pope Urges Congo Catholics to Press Beyond Ethnic, Regional Divides
On his second day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis told Catholics to go beyond ethnic and regional divides in fostering peace, stressing forgiveness and conversion to overcome the violence and divisions currently tearing apart the country with Africa’s largest Catholic population.
Pope Francis Condemns ‘Spiral of Death’ in the Holy Land
The “spiral of death” that has materialized in the Holy Land in recent days threatens the little remaining trust that exists between Israelis and Palestinians, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis Set to Offer Message of Hope to War-Torn African Nations
On Tuesday, Pope Francis will set out on his fifth trip to Africa, bringing a much-needed message of peace and consolation to people ravaged by years of conflict in the war-torn nations of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
Catholic Schools Week 2023 Kicks Off in the Diocese of Brooklyn
The enduring quality and value of a Catholic school education will be highlighted once again this year during Catholic Schools Week, across the nation as well as in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Blessed Are Those Who Depend on God
A beautiful painting my sister Therese gave me hangs on my wall, one of Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount to a crowd of people of humble origin. Besides the soft colors, light-blue wooden frame, and depiction of Our Lord, what strikes me about the painting is the closeness of Jesus to His attentive listeners.
Moral Decline Leads to a City Where Crime Does Pay
These days, people who have returned to the office may be having a different kind of water-cooler conversation. In the past, what was on TV the night before or game scores may have been the hot topic, but now eavesdroppers may hear them chatting about how utterly frustrating buying a tube of toothpaste at the pharmacy has become.
Letters to the Editor Week of Jan. 28, 2022
Pope Benedict XVI; Eucharist Revival Suggestions; A Challenge For All Sides; Labels Matter; Legalizing Human Composting
Obituaries, Week of Jan. 28, 2023
Sister Beata Maria Berger; Dolores Regina Conklin Leckey
We Need to Build a Society in Which Abortion is Unthinkable
It is a great year to be celebrating, but we also recognize that we have an awful lot of work to do. Part of the problem for us is we need to change the law. Legal victories and political victories only go so far. What we really need to do, and what we’ve been working at, is to transform the culture. Change hearts and minds.
