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March 2, 2020

Father Ernesto Cardenal, poet and revolutionary, dies in Nicaragua

Father Ernesto Cardenal, the Nicaraguan poet and revolutionary whose political work earned him a public admonishment from St. John Paul II, died March 1 in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. He was 95.
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March 2, 2020

Citing cold, pope skips Lenten retreat with Curia

Continuing his recovery from a mild cold, Pope Francis said that he would be unable to attend his annual Lenten retreat with Roman Curia officials.
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March 1, 2020

Professor: St. John Henry Newman saw church, university as ‘inseparable’

Long after his death, now-St. John Henry Newman's ideas found the world marching to them.
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February 27, 2020

Pakistani woman who fled to Canada seeks political asylum in France

The Catholic mother, who spent nearly a decade on death row in Pakistan after she was falsely accused of blasphemy against Islam, wants to live closer to French writer Anne-Isabelle Tollet, who was influential in her fight for freedom and helped her to write her autobiography, "Enfin Libre" (Finally Free).
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February 27, 2020

Leap year’s extra day has a Catholic origin

Did you know the present system of calculating the leap years was designed around fixing the date of Easter?
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February 27, 2020

Intellectually disabled L’Arche members react to news of Vanier abuse

For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L'Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard.
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February 26, 2020

Shut off cellphone, open Bible for Lent, pope tells faithful

Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one's life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said.
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February 25, 2020

Northern Italian dioceses take drastic measures against coronavirus

With the biggest two days of celebration and costume parades left, the famous pre-Lenten "Carnevale" of Venice was canceled as were Ash Wednesday services and even funeral Masses throughout the diocese.
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February 25, 2020

High court to examine religious liberty, foster care by same-sex couples

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Feb. 24 that in its next term it will examine if the city of Philadelphia can exclude a Catholic social services agency from the city's foster care program because the agency will not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
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February 25, 2020

Pope recognizes miracle in sainthood cause of young tech whiz

Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who the pope has said is a role model for young men and women today.
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February 22, 2020

Jean Vanier had ‘manipulative’ sexual relationships with six women

Jean Vanier, founder of the ecumenical L'Arche communities that provide group homes and spiritual support for people with intellectual disabilities, used his status to have "manipulative" sexual relationships with at least six women, concludes an internal investigation commissioned by the organization.
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February 21, 2020

Pope says revision of canon law section on crime, penalties is necessary

The 12-year process of updating the Code of Canon Law section dealing with crimes and penalties was necessary "to make it more organic and responsive to new situations and problems," Pope Francis said.
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