Pope Francis is asking Catholics to join him in praying for the faithful in China.
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Cardinal Zen Charged With Improperly Registering Fund, Pleads Not Guilty
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and several others pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.
Analysis: As Communion Ban Debate Heats Up Anew, Don’t Count on Rome to Settle it
In itself, Friday’s announcement that Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone formally has barred House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over her support for abortion rights probably shouldn’t be surprising, and it also may not be very consequential, at least in the short term.
In Wake of Pelosi Communion Ban, Pope Backs Pro-Life Demonstration in Italy
Two days after Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was barred from receiving Communion in San Francisco over her support for abortion rights, Pope Francis offered support to a pro-life demonstration, saying life is a gift from God.
Catholics With Disabilities Share Their Vision of a Synodal Church
Catholics with disabilities can be and want to be active members of the church and missionary disciples, but that will require fighting discrimination, exclusion and paternalism, participants told an online listening session for the Synod of Bishops.
Pope Francis and Bono Launch Scholas Educational Initiative
Celebrating the launch of the Scholas International Educational Movement and its environmental project, Pope Francis encouraged young people, especially women, to lead the charge in fighting climate change.
Bishops Support Biden Administration’s Decision to Ease Cuba Sanctions
When Pope John Paul II arrived for a six-day trip to Cuba on January 21, 1998, he closed his first address to the Cuban people with a historic message: “May Cuba, with all its magnificent potential, open itself to the world, and may the world open itself up to Cuba.”
Pope: Focus on The Essential Like St. Charles De Foucauld Did
The Catholic Church needs to strive continually to make sure it is focusing on the essentials of Christian faith — Jesus and charity — and not “get lost in so many secondary things,” Pope Francis said.
Archbishop, 97, Says He Thinks Church is Growing Secretly in North Korea
One of South Korea’s most senior clergymen says he believes the Catholic Church in communist North Korea is growing, although Catholics live in hiding and endure persecution.
Biden Administration Defends Giving Migrant Children Baby Formula
The White House said providing baby formula to migrants at the border, even as the country faces a shortage of it, is “morally the right thing to do.”