Vatican City, Jun 8, 2014 / 06:02 am (CNA).- On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding and giving life to the Church. The first Pentecost “does not remain only limi... Read more
Bangui, Central African Republic, Jun 8, 2014 / 05:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following continued attacks on churches in the Central African Republic, the country still looks forward to a return to a peaceful and stable society, a priest stationed in the ... Read more
Madrid, Spain, Jun 7, 2014 / 05:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The first successor of St. Josemaria Escriva as leader of Opus Dei, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, will be beatified Sept. 27 in Madrid at a ceremony that is expected to bring together nearly 100,000... Read more
Vatican City, Jun 7, 2014 / 01:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Youth from around Italy turned St. Peter’s Square into a giant playing field on Saturday as they ran relays, played basketball and performed karate on a day dedicated to the celebration of sp... Read more
Vatican City, Jun 7, 2014 / 11:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- President Enrique Peña Nieto on Saturday announced that Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Mexico. “Without doubt, this is cause for great joy,” President Pe&nti... Read more
Vatican City, Jun 7, 2014 / 10:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has sent a letter to the participants of an international conference on criminal law, encouraging them to consider a fuller understanding of justice that moves beyond mere punishment. ... Read more
Vatican City, Jun 7, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his Friday meeting with the Carabinieri, Italy's national police-military corps, Pope Francis referred to Salvo D'Acquisto, a fellow Carabiniere who gave his life to save 22 others d... Read more
Dublin, Ireland, Jun 6, 2014 / 04:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid disputed reports concerning the burials of nearly 800 children at a Catholic unwed mother home in Ireland over a 36-year period in the mid-20th century, the local archbishop has said he is ... Read more
Washington D.C., Jun 6, 2014 / 03:04 pm (National Catholic Register).- Men and women across the United States and Europe commemorated the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the events of that fateful day, June 6, 1944, which launched the major turning point... Read more
Vatican City, Jun 6, 2014 / 01:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a letter sent Friday to French bishops, Pope Francis paid homage to the men who fought in the D-Day invasion of Normandy 70 years ago, which was one of the key turning points in World War II. ... Read more
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