Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to visit Mongolia, as neighboring Russia, China look on
Pope Francis on Sept. 1 arrived in Mongolia, becoming the first pope to visit the vast country with one of the world’s smallest Catholic populations, nestled between Russia and China — two nations with complicated Vatican relationships.
The Saint Whose Husband and Daughter Are also Saints
Azélie-Marie Guérin was born two days before Christmas in 1831 near the small town of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, France. Zélie, as she was known, from an early age aspired to be a nun, but was turned away by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul due to her respiratory difficulties and recurrent headaches. She then […]
Pope Francis becomes first pope in history to set foot in Mongolia
Pope Francis’ arrival in Mongolia / Courtney Mares Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug 31, 2023 / 20:40 pm (CNA). Pope Francis made history Friday morning when he became the first pope to travel to Mongolia, the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign country. The papal plane touched down in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar at 9:52 a.m. local […]
Theodore McCarrick: ‘I have trouble with words’
Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick arrives outside Massachusetts’ Dedham District Courthouse for his arraignment, Sept. 3, 2021. / Andrew Bukuras/CNA Dedham, Mass., Aug 31, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Theodore McCarrick’s eloquence vaulted him to the upper echelons of the Catholic Church, and he stayed there, in part, by using that gift to artfully fend off […]
Rome Diocese expresses solidarity with anti-Mafia priest following attempted assassination
Father Antonio Coluccia, “anti-Mafia” priest in Rome. / Credit: Vatican News Rome, Italy, Aug 31, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis’ Diocese of Rome expressed its support for anti-Mafia priest Father Antonio Coluccia and praised his courageou… […]
In front of the tomb of St. Óscar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants
Bishops of Central America, North America, and the Caribbean met in El Salvador Aug. 21-25, 2023, to analyze various migratory scenarios at an international meeting. / Credit: Archbishopric of San Salvador ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 31, 2023 / 16:30… […]
Pastoral “discernment” and cutting the ground from under the papal feet
Readers may have seen the recent article in Catholic Herald reporting on a 2000-word letter that Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin sent to his priests instructing them to consider blessing the marriages of same-sex couples—or […]
The false front is showing on this Potemkin Synod
The Synod on Synodality is just around the corner in October and already one can feel the excitement building among rank-and-file Catholics for what promises to be the first time the Church has ever really […]
Trump: “WE WILL NOT COMPLY”
New from RTV… Donald Trump is done with the Branch Covidians, finally. Enough is enough. Every rational person in America knows this Covid think is a sham and a scam designed to control us and, while they’re at it, eliminate free elections in America once and for all. Operation Warp Speed, RIP. Thanks be to […]
Pope sends telegram to China as plane flies over Chinese airspace
Pope Francis greets airline workers as he boards the papal plane for his four-day trip to Mongolia on Aug. 31, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Aug 31, 2023 / 20:00 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Thursday sent a telegram to China President Xi Jinping and the people of China as the papal plane […]