A mission to prevent lonely deaths in South Korea
Each month, Sophia Cho Soon-hee leads a team of Catholic volunteers to visit every lonely elderly person in Gwangan Parish in Busan of South Korea.
800 years on, St Francis’ tunic returns to Egypt
When Saint Francis made his renowned journey to Egypt in 1219, he was wearing the humble tunic which went on to become characteristic of...
Pope’s February prayer intention: For the terminally ill
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of February 2024, and invites everyone to pray for the terminally ill and their families.
Pope to women Superiors General: mission is service, not servitude
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis meets participants in the XXI Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) answering their questions and thanking them for their service.
Beatified teen showed that heaven is ‘attainable goal,’ cardinal says
Thousands sang and applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified in a town dear to him and to many Christians around the world: Assisi.
Soon-to-be Cardinal, the confessor who apologised to Jesus for forgiving too much
Father Luis Dri, 96, a Capuchin friar who has been confessing for years at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Buenos Aires, in the evening, used to ask for forgiveness before the Tabernacle for the many absolutions...