Pope calls for respect of the dignity of all women
Remembering Friday's annual International Women's Day, Pope Francis expressed his nearness to all women, especially to those whose dignity...
Pope at Eucharistic Congress: Jesus asks each of us, ‘Who am I for you?’
Jesus’ question to His disciples in Sunday’s Gospel — “Who do you say that I am?” — is addressed to each one of us personally, Pope Francis said.
Al-Duwaini: Human fraternity values need to be ‘rediscovered’
A leading Muslim authority in Egypt feels it urgent to get political and religious leaders to cooperate to help people re-discover and cherish the values of human fraternity and live accordingly.
EU Bishops: ‘No such thing as a right to abortion’
The President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, has...
New Confession app is no substitution for the sacrament, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY - The sacrament of Confession "cannot be substituted by any computer application," the Vatican said Feb. 9. The remarks by papal spokesman Father...
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: True triumph is found in Christ’s humility
VATICAN CITY — On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis warned against the temptation of “triumphalism,” encouraging Catholics to follow Jesus’s way of humility and obedience exemplified in His Passion.