A bit of Bavaria, including German beer and pretzels, came to the Vatican to help celebrate retired Pope Benedict XVI’s 90th birthday.
International News
Churches Around Globe Urged to Offer Masses on Archbishop Sheen’s Birthday
A grass-roots effort calling on Catholic churches around the world to celebrate a special Mass on the May 8 birthday of the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen could see its goal of 1,000 Masses soon reached.
Pope Walks Holy Week Path to Resurrection
With tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 16, Pope Francis called on Christians to be instruments of Christ’s outreach to refugees and migrants, victims of war and exploitation, famine and loneliness.
Pope Will Formally Approve Canonization Of Two Fatima Children, Groups of Martyrs
Pope Francis and cardinals present in Rome will formally approve the canonizations of two of the children who saw Mary in Fatima, a large group of Brazilian martyrs, three child martyrs from Mexico and two priests.
Palm Sunday Around the World
Catholics in Indionesia, Jerusalem, the Vatican and the Philippines all wield palms a week before Easter.
Alternative Way of Living Is Christian, Not Communist
Nomadelfians, as they are sometimes called, receive no pay for their work, but they also do not need money for anything within the group’s 25-acre property.
Guilty Plea in Plan to Attack Pope in U.S.
A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty April 3 of plotting an attack on Pope Francis during the pontiff’s visit to Philadelphia in 2015 during the World Meeting of Families.
Archbishop Sees Special Spirituality in Medjugorje
“the biggest miracle of Medjugorje are the confessions” of hundreds of people each day.
Syrian Catholic Leaders Criticize Bombing by US
Two prominent Catholic leaders in Syria criticized the U.S. missile strikes against their nation, wondering why they occurred before investigations into the origins of chemical attacks reported April 4.
Number of Catholics Continues to Grow
Taken together, the 10 countries with the most Catholics account for almost 56 percent of the world’s Catholic population, the Vatican reported.