Andre Simonazzi, spokesman for the Swiss Federal Council, confirmed the visit Feb. 28 and said the pope will be welcomed by Swiss President Alain Berset when he arrives June 21, the Associated Press reported.
Pope to visit Switzerland in June, government official says
Christian leaders to reopen Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 28
Christian leaders in the Holy Land announced they would reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 28 after the Israeli government has set up a negotiating team to resolve a municipal dispute over property taxes.
Despair will not have the last word, Miami archbishop says of shooting
In the wake of the Feb. 14 school shootings in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami wrote this spiritual reflection for Catholic News Service on how we as Catholics deal with such terrible acts.
Dozens of Catholics arrested as they call on Congress to help ‘Dreamers’
Dozens of Catholics, including men and women religious, were arrested in the rotunda of a Senate office building in Washington Feb. 27 as they called on lawmakers to help young adults brought to the U.S. as minors without documents obtain some sort of permanent legal status.
Muslims (literally) hold key to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jerusalem’s most famous Christian church, shared by three denominations, is unlocked each morning by a Muslim.
Euthanasia in hospices ‘a serious error,’ says Vancouver archbishop
Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver said the British Columbia provincial government must stop attempts to force hospices and care homes to provide euthanasia.
Back in Washington after recess, members of Congress get calls on DACA
On the heels of the “National Catholic Call-In Day to Protect Dreamers,” hundreds of Catholic leaders declared Feb. 27 as a “Catholic Day of Action” in Washington.
Rome Colosseum bathed in red in honor of modern martyrs
Rome’s Colosseum, long a symbol of the persecution of early Christians, was bathed in red light late Feb. 24 as a reminder of and a prayer for the thousands of Christians being persecuted for their faith today.