Vatican Launches Stamps Recognizing Pope Francis’ 50th Anniversary as Priest
December 11, 2019By Melissa Butz The golden anniversary is a milestone for anyone, regardless of vocation. This year, the 50 year landmark is for […]
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Pope Visits Exhibit with Nativity Scenes from Around the World
December 10, 2019By Melissa Butz Pope Francis visited the exhibit “100 presepi,” an international show that has been bringing the most special nativity scenes […]
Christians Celebrate Unity During Advent
December 6, 2019By Emily Drooby Kaitlyn Colgan is Catholic and Michael Rudzena is a non-denominational Christian. Kaitlyn Colgan is Catholic and Michael Rudzena is […]
Vatican Welcomes Refugees, Offering a Chance to ‘Restart Life’
December 4, 2019By Melissa Butz On the morning of Dec. 4, at the request of Pope Francis, 33 asylum seekers flew into Rome from […]
Bishop Caggiano Named Chairman of Catholic Relief Services Board
December 2, 2019BALTIMORE (Catholic News Service) — Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the new chairman of the board of Catholic Relief […]
Pope Francis Visits Greccio to Sign Letter on Nativity Scene Tradition
December 2, 2019Currents News Staff Pope Francis visited the Franciscan shrine in Greccio on Dec. 1. It is the place where, in the thirteenth […]
Impeachment Hearings Continue as Trump Heads to NATO
December 2, 2019Currents News Staff President Trump and his lawyers declined an invitation to take part in the House’s impeachment hearing this week. They […]
Pope Talks Arms Trade and Nuclear Weapons
November 27, 2019By Melissa Butz Pope Francis concluded his thirty-second apostolic journey of his pontificate by speaking to journalists aboard the lengthy flight back to […]
Pope Francis Concludes Historic Trek Through Asia
November 26, 2019By Inés San Martín TOKYO (Crux) — Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Pope Francis visited Japan Nov. 23-26 as a “pilgrim of peace.” […]
Pope in Japan Condemns Those Who Invoke Peace, But Keep Nuclear Arms
November 25, 2019By Inés San Martín HIROSHIMA, Japan (Crux) — A picture is worth a thousand words which is one reason Pope Francis decided […]