New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is…
Canadian bishops send message of welcome, prayers for Leo XIV
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) issued a message of joy and welcome following the Pope’s election, saying the Church in Canada joins…
Eastern church leaders welcome election of Pope Leo XIV
CHICAGO — Church leaders in the Christian East welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV on 8 May, noting his first words to the…
Habemus Papam!
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under…
Concerns about unity, Global South to impact conclave, Vatican journalists say
Conclave might be brief; next pope must be open to all, some cardinals say
Pope Francis oversaw a Church of the poor
Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope ‘with an open heart’
Campaign trail turns solemn as Canadian political leaders reflect on Pope Francis’ passing
‘Our lives are bound together’: Archbishop Miller consoles a grieving city
VANCOUVER – In one of his last public acts before he retires later this month, an emotional Archbishop J. Michael Miller spoke to a cathedral filled with uniformed first responders, political officials,…
Election 2025: The beauty of prudence
In the seventh of a series of voters’ guides for conscience-informed Catholics, Matthew Marquardt writes that our response to the issue of climate change…