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 […]
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Pope Francis Appeals for Peace in Syria, Ecuador
October 14, 2019By Melissa Butz As Turkey continues its military operation against Kurdish fighters in Syria, Pope Francis used the canonization of five saints […]
Women Religious Speak Out on Voting in Amazon Synod
October 11, 2019By Melissa Butz Inside the meeting hall for the Synod on the Amazon, there are 35 women participants in various roles. At […]
Pope Francis to Canonize Five New Saints
October 11, 2019By Melissa Butz Tapestries of the faces of the five new saints Pope Francis will name on Oct. 13 now adorn the […]
Indigenous Peoples Honor the Blessed Mother as a Symbol of the Amazon
October 10, 2019By Melissa Butz Before the Amazon Synod even began, one wooden figure had been the cause of questions and even controversy. Amongst […]
Bishop, Amazon Synod Council Members Advocate for Married Priests
October 9, 2019By Melissa Butz Bishop Erwin Krautler has been a missionary in Brazil for the past 55 years and is one of the […]
Ambassador to E.U. Blocked from Testifying in Impeachment Inquiry
October 8, 2019Currents News Staff The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, was supposed to testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill […]
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 […]
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 […]