Icon Blessed by Pope Brings Hope to Streets of Syria
October 8, 2019Currents News Staff Originally created by an Orthodox priest, a religious icon blessed by Pope Francis is making its way through every […]
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Chair of Pope’s Amazon Summit Puts Married Priests, Women Squarely on the Table
October 7, 2019By John L. Allen ROME – (Crux) Not wasting any time, the chairman of Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon […]
Pope Asks Bishops to Embrace Openness, ‘Fire’ of the Holy Spirit at Amazon Synod
October 7, 2019By Melissa Butz The beginning of the long-awaited Synod on the Amazon occurred at the Vatican in a very symbolic place. Right […]
Pope Celebrates Feast of Saint Francis With Pan-Amazonian Representatives
October 4, 2019Currents News Staff To commemorate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis hosted indigenous representatives from the Amazon region in […]
U.S. Church Leaders Weigh in on Amazon Synod Days Before it Opens
October 4, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent NEW YORK – As the global Catholic Church turns its attention to the plight of […]
U.S. Secretary of State Meets Pope, Reaffirming Joint Commitment to Religious Freedom
October 3, 2019By Melissa Butz On the morning of October 3, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, head of U.S. Foreign policy, arrived at […]
Planned Parenthood Building Secret ‘Mega-Clinic’ Near St. Louis
October 2, 2019By Emily Drooby For over a year, Planned Parenthood has been secretly building an abortion facility in southern Illinois, not far from […]
U.S. and Holy See Convene, Calling for ‘Defense of Religious Freedom’
October 2, 2019By Melissa Butz The Vatican’s old synod hall hosted a U.S.-Holy See collaborated event to promote religious freedom, entitled “Pathways to Human […]
Chinese Catholics Face Scrutiny in Hong Kong Push for Democracy
October 1, 2019By Emily Drooby October 1 marks the first time a demonstrator is known to have been shot during four months of protests […]
Bishop DiMarzio Speaks to College Students on International Leadership
October 1, 2019Currents News Staff International students visiting the diocese of immigrants had an opportunity to learn from Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. Students from […]