Pope Francis Asks Authorities to Shed Light on Sri Lanka Easter Bombings
National Catholic Register Pope Francis meets with the Sri Lankan community in Italy in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 25. The Pope made the appeal in an April 25 address to Italy’s Sri Lankan community in St. Peter’s Basilica marking the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
The Faith of Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Offers Lessons for the Catholic Church
Rex Brown Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger signals a play against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 3, 2009, in Charlotte, North Carolina. COMMENTARY: The Church should be a family for the faithful, and a sign of excellence for the apathetic — but most of all, the Church must be a […]
Pope Francis: Always, always forgive—and don’t put it off.
If there is “a person asking you for forgiveness, who are you to ask if he or she may or may not be sincere?” the pope said. “You take their word for it, and forgive. Always forgive.”
Pope Francis names a Jesuit and a nun to lead human development dicastery
Pope Francis formalized appointments to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and named new secretaries to the restructured Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Russian Christian nationalism
How the Orthodox Church got tangled up with Vladimir Putin and where their alliance is headed
An anti-Disney battle plan for the culture wars
It is yet to be determined what a successful battle plan looks like when it comes to the culture war we find ourselves in. Even the very use of the word “war” sounds harsh and alarmist. But the recent exposé on what Disney Corporation executives think is appropriate for young children seems to inform anyone […]
‘Extraordinary courage’: Nun intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France
A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a Catholic church in Nice, southeastern France. Sister Marie-Claude reportedly intervened after a 31-year-old man entered the Saint-Pierre d’Arene church before Sunday Mass on April 24 and repeatedly stabbed Father Krzysztof Rudziński. She […]
Bishops back administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ refugee initiative
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of its Committee on Migration have voiced their support for the Biden administration’s “Uniting for Ukraine” initiative to welcome Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States. “Many European countries have shown great concern for Ukrainians, welcoming them with open arms, and we should […]
Pope to Sri Lankan leaders: People need truth about 2019 Easter bombings
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Three years after multiple bombings killed more than 260 people on Easter and lingering questions remain about those behind the attacks, Pope Francis appealed to Sri Lankan authorities to shed light on what happened. “Please, for the love of justice, for the love of your people,” he urged authorities, “clarify once […]
Catholic college professor promotes iconography project to help Ukraine
CHICAGO (CNS) — “It is happening.” Three words in a text message from a friend in London alerted Paul Gavrilyuk that Russia’s invasion on Ukraine had begun. From his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, he immediately called his brother in Lithuania, who agreed their elderly parents should evacuate Kyiv. It took about 200 phone calls […]