Church in Syria and Iraq Could ‘Vanish’ if Islamic State Regroups, New Report Claims
October 24, 2019By Charles Collins LEICESTER, United Kingdom (Crux) — A new report says Christians are faring better in conflict-ravaged regions in the Middle […]
Topic: Pope Francis
Cardinal Says Synod Seeks to Give Women Greater Role in Church Governance
October 23, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — Catholic bishops are not fully utilizing Church law to maximize […]
Group Advocates for Women’s Ordination on the Sidelines of the Synod
October 23, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
Catholics Commemorate Feast of St. John Paul II
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff Every year on Oct. 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the liturgical feast of St. John Paul II. On this […]
Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Controversial Amazon Statue Stolen From Church, Thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
October 21, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — A wood carving statue of a naked pregnant woman that […]
Pope Meets with Indigenous Leaders in Vatican
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff “The children of the jungle praise You, Lord. The poor and forgotten, with an eagerness to be free.” Almost […]
Fr. James Martin: Pope Was ‘Attentive, Welcoming and Warm’ During Meeting
October 17, 2019By Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) — On September 30, Pope Francis met with Jesuit Father James Martin, an American priest who […]
Imprisoned in Siberia, Lithuanian Cardinal Finds Strength in the Cross
October 15, 2019By Melissa Butz With his eyes full of tears, Cardinal Siguitas Tamkéavichus, recalled his time in a gulag in Siberia. His crime […]