Celebrating Mass May 23 at the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope said those who listen to the Holy Spirit are not “concerned with conservatives and progressives, traditionalists and innovators, right and left.”
Say ‘yes’ to the Holy Spirit, ‘no’ to divisive ideologies, pope says
Seafarers, chaplains who minister to them need ‘all hands on deck’
A vigil was held in advance of the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea, to be observed May. 22.
Court’s decision to take up abortion case brings issue front and center
When the Supreme Court decided May 17 to take up a challenge to a Mississippi abortion law, it brought abortion back to the front burner months before the court will hear oral arguments about it this fall.
Bishop Daniel Felton ordained, installed for Diocese of Duluth
Bishop Daniel Felton succeeds Bishop Paul Sirba, who died at age 59 in December 2019 after suffering a heart attack.
Virtual papal audience launches Washington chapter of Scholas Occurrentes
Pope Francis connected participants at Scholas Occurrentes chapters for young people around the world May 20.
Vatican revises synod process, beginning with local consultation
Approving the revision of the entire process of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis has asked that it begin with serious, widespread consultations with laypeople on the diocesan level.
Franciscan leaders urge ‘boldness’ by U.S. to end violence in Holy Land
The Franciscan order’s six U.S. provincials told President Joe Biden in a joint letter May 19 that “now is the time for boldness to end the immediate violence” in the Holy Land.
Mercy sisters join other women religious in helping at the border
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious asked members for urgent help in ministering to migrants when families, minors and others were increasingly coming across cities and towns close to the U.S.-Mexico border.