CNU, Robert Steuteville: Many thousands of churches are being abandoned in North America as worship communities become geographically dissipated, often spread over large metropolitan areas. Some parishioners of St. Joseph Shrine, a historic Catholic Church just northeast of downtown Detroit, believe … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: One of the late Pope Benedict XVI’s most notable achievements was to create a personal ordinariate for Anglicans whereby members of the Anglican Communion could enter the Catholic Church while retaining their heritage and liturgy. … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: A special Christmas “Bethlehem Bells” exhibit at the Museum of the Bible is bringing the Holy Land to Washington, D.C. The bronze bells that once graced the ancient Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem have traveled from … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Kelsey Wicks, Jonah McKeown: As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein became a well-known presence in the Catholic world, especially since Benedict’s resignation in 2013. The 65-year-old German not only spoke on Benedict’s behalf … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: Shortly before sunrise, as crowds of faithful began to gather outside St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to the late pope emeritus, Benedict XVI’s mortal remains were transported from his Mater Ecclesia Monastery … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: As 2022 comes to a close, here are four charts that help to explain, in visual terms, the Catholic presence in the United States. Catholicism is the largest religious body in 36 U.S. states, and … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Zelda Caldwell, Courtney Mares: The last words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lay on his deathbed were “Lord, I love you!” according to the late pope’s longtime personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Vatican News reported. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: He didn’t want to be the Pope. He didn’t even want to be the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office. Father Joseph Ratzinger was happy to be a theologian: reading and thinking and praying and writing … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin, Joan Frawley Desmond: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. The Vatican made the announcement of his death at 10.30 am Rome time on Dec. 31 in a short statement translated into … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: An initiative of prayer and religious formation under the aegis of St. Joan of Arc has just been initiated in France, with the aim of making it recover its original vocation as the “Eldest Daughter … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Charlotte Evans: A woman arrested by British police faces charges of “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” for standing still and praying silently outside an abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Katie Yoder: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., is inviting the faithful to take a virtual tour of its Joyful Mysteries Chapels in celebration of Christmas. “Virtually tour the Joyful … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: At 2.30pm Rome time on Thursday, Holy See Press Office director Matteo Bruni issued the following statement in response to reporters’ questions about Benedict XVI’s health: “The Pope Emeritus was able to rest well last … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: The Vatican confirmed Wednesday that pope emeritus Benedict XVI has experienced a sudden decline in his health, but is stable and under medical care. “I can confirm that in the last few hours there has … Continue reading
Idaho Tribune, Samantha Collins: On Thursday December 8th, over 500 Catholics, accompanied by a dozen priests and a bishop, braved the snow and ice to consecrate Post Falls, Kootenai County and the great state of Idaho to Jesus Christ. Report … Continue reading
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