Baltimore Basilica prepares for perpetual adoration
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary will begin offering perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament May 31, the same day it celebrates its 200th anniversary.
Deaf Catholics applaud Vatican’s sign language service on YouTube channel
When the Easter livestream of Pope Francis' general audience and the Angelus was broadcast for the first time in American Sign Language on the Vatican's YouTube channel, the deaf Catholic ministry group in Texas took particular notice.
Saying he missed people, pope returns to window for Sunday prayer
Greeting visitors in St. Peter's Square after nearly a month of tight restrictions due to the pandemic, Pope Francis said he was happy to see people allowed to gather and be present for Sunday noonday prayer.
Faith is bolstered by prayer, not money, power, media, pope says
Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.
Pope accepts resignation of bishop who heads Minnesota’s Crookston Diocese
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007. The pope also named retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as apostolic administrator of the 14-county diocese in northwestern Minnesota.
London cardinal leads Catholics in mourning death of Prince Philip
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Sharing the Gospel means embracing the cross, pope says at chrism Mass
Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing "the cross," whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright persecution, Pope Francis told Rome priests gathered for the chrism Mass.
In silent Church of the Beatitudes, Franciscan nuns expand their prayers
The palm tree fronds in the convent garden of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rustle loudly in the brisk wind of an early spring dust storm, but, stepping into the chapel of the Church of the Beatitudes, there is silence.
U.S. cardinal sends needed gift to nuns in Havana: A host-making machine
In February 2020, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan embarked on a trip to Cuba at the invitation of the island-nation's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, causing a sensation in Havana. But it was a group of cloistered nuns in the island's capital who captured the attention of Cuba's noted guest, the cardinal archbishop of New York.
Gift of the Holy Spirit connects people to Christ, pope says at audience
Every Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating "an endless field of holiness," Pope Francis said.