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 […]
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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 […]
Powerful Nations Protect All Life, Pope Says in Japan
November 25, 2019By Inés San Martín TOKYO, Japan (Crux) — Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and […]
In Thailand, Pope Tells Religions to Work for Peace; Catholic Youth to Hold Firm to Faith
November 22, 2019By Inés San Martín BANGKOK, Thailand – Speaking to people from 18 different religions on Nov. 22, Pope Francis said that the […]
Jesuit Priest Who Saved Lives Post-Hiroshima on Path to Sainthood
November 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Holy Father’s trip to Japan will be marked by his firm position against nuclear arms. Japanese Jesuit Father […]