by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 2, 2022 / 14:15 pm An Italian who has served as a missionary in Mongolia for nearly 20 years will soon become the world’s youngest cardinal. At 47 years old, Bishop Giorgio Marengo is the same age that Karol Wojtyła was when Paul VI …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 2, 2022 / 04:05 am The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Robert Barron to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. Barron, who runs the popular Catholic media apostolate Word on Fire, has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 31, 2022 / 09:05 am The Vatican published the official schedule for the 10th World Meeting of Families on Tuesday. The international gathering of Catholic families will be held in Rome on June 22-26 with the participation of the pope and a performance by the Italian …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2022 / 07:55 am Bishop Daniel Flores said on Wednesday that he was sick of hearing people say that “guns aren’t the problem” after a gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. “We sacralize death’s instruments …

by Courtney Mares Rome, Italy, May 19, 2022 / 06:23 am John Paul II began his pontificate with the words “Be not afraid” — a phrase that the Polish pope’s biographer believes can be applied to Vatican diplomacy with Russia and China today. George Weigel, author of the bestselling biography “Witness to …

by Courtney Mares Fatima, Portugal, May 13, 2022 / 03:00 am While men in the trenches of World War I faced chemical gasses and industrialized weaponry that wrought unprecedented human carnage, an Angel of Peace appeared with a message. “Do not be afraid. I am the Angel of Peace. Pray …

by Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, May 12, 2022 / 04:59 am The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement on Thursday that it was “extremely concerned” about “Cardinal Joseph Zen’s incident.” “We have always upheld the rule of law. We trust that in the future we will continue …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 10, 2022 / 06:00 am Pope Francis will preside over the first canonizations in more than two years this weekend. Ten people will be officially recognized as saints by the Catholic Church on May 15. Among them are some relatively well-known figures, like Charles de …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2022 / 05:05 am The Vatican announced on Monday that Pope Francis has named Father Michael Woost as an auxiliary bishop of Cleveland. Woost, 63, has served as a professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at the Saint Mary Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio, for more …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 3, 2022 / 02:41 am Pope Francis will undergo a medical procedure on his knee on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports. The 85-year-old pope said in an interview published on May 3 that he would undergo a small intervention for a torn ligament. “I have …