Polish bishops call for St John Paul II to be made Doctor of the...
In a request issued on the late pope's feast day, the bishops also called for him to be made Patron of Europe
On World Mission Day, pope urges Catholics to share Christ’s love with all
Jesus Christ desires that all people know him and his love, and every Catholic has the mission of sharing this love with the world, Pope Francis said Sunday at Mass for World Mission Day.
Pope’s Message for World Food Day: Wasting the bread of the poor
Pope Francis sends a message to the FAO Director General, Qu Dongyu, for World Food Day, expressing his concern for the “distorted relationship between food and nutrition”.
Hong Kong Cardinal: Violence is not the solution to crisis
The Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong is urging increasingly-violent demonstrators to regain their inner peace and to carry out protests peacefully.
Vatican promotes ‘smart rosary,’ selling for US$109
The Vatican promoted the launch of a ‘smart rosary’ bracelet compatible with an iOS and Android app, which costs over US$100.
Kindly lights in gloomy world: Pope declares five new saints
Those canonised at the Mass were: St John Henry Newman, the British theologian, poet and cardinal who died in 1890; Brazilian St Maria Rita Lopes Pontes, popularly known as Sister Dulce, who died in 1992; Indian St Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family, who died in 1926; St Marguerite Bays, a Swiss laywoman and mystic, who died in 1879; and St Josephine Vannini, the Italian co-founder of the Daughters of St Camillus, who died in 1911.