Pope Francis to meet Canadian Indigenous leaders and Catholic bishops next week

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on October 12, 2016. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Mar 23, 2022 / 10:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis will meet with a delegation of Canadian Indigenous people and Catholic bishops at the Vatican from March 28 to April 1, the Vatican confirmed on Wednesday. On […]

Want to join in the consecration of Russia and Ukraine? Here’s how

Pope Francis prays at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 12, 2017. / Vatican Media. Denver Newsroom, Mar 23, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25, entrusting the nations to Mary’s help and protection. The pope […]

Armed for Decades

Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT One devout Catholic Texan — plus a private food producer — equals tons of Rosaries for Ukrainians in need. Goya Foods has provided almost 400,000 pounds of food for Ukrainians and, as of this weekend, 15,000 Rosaries. Church Militant’s William Mahoney speaks […]

Pope Francis: My grandfather taught me to loathe war

Pope Francis recalled at his Wednesday general audience how his veteran grandfather taught him to loathe war. Speaking in the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall on March 23, the pope offered a “personal testimony” to the power of hearing an elderly person tell their life story. He said that he heard about the horrors of the First […]

At train stations and borders, Ukrainians face human trafficking threat

Catholic leaders warn the exodus of Ukrainian women and children presents a prime opportunity for human trafficking, and they are taking steps to protect the refugees. Even Pope Francis hinted at the situation in a tweet: “Let us think of these women and children who in time, without work, separated from their husbands, will be […]

NATO fears nuclear strike in Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting Europe for talks with fellow leaders of the NATO military alliance about the Russian invasion of Ukraine amid concerns Moscow may use nuclear and other mass destruction weapons there. Biden arrives as the human suffering and death toll mounts of Europe’s most significant military conflict since World War Two. […]