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Marion Carroll, whose unexplained 1989 cure has been formally recognized as a miracle at Ireland's Marian shrine in Knock, is pictured in this Sept. 2 photo.

Miraculous cure of woman at Knock in 1989 confirmed

DUBLIN -- The Catholic Church in Ireland has confirmed that a woman who was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis experienced a complete healing of all her symptoms at Knock shrine in September 1989.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, at the Vatican Sept. 2, 2019. The 47 bishops from Ukrainian dioceses in Ukraine and 10 other nations, including the United States, Canada and Australia, met the pope during their synod in Rome.

Pope Francis: Synods are not for 'deal-making'

VATICAN CITY -- Before a synod, bishops must learn what their people want and think and need, not so they can change church teaching, but so they can preach the Gospel more effectively, Pope Francis told the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with doctors, patients and members of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology at the Vatican Sept. 2, 2019.

Euthanasia reduces people to 'things', Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY -- Medical advancements do not help if they treat people as objects or when they are applied only to those people who are not considered a burden and "deserve" to be helped, Pope Francis said.

Cardinals attend a consistory led by Pope Francis to create new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this June 28, 2018, file photo. The pope announced Sept. 1 that he will create 13 new cardinals at an Oct. 5 consistory.

Choices for new cardinals stress dialogue, care for poor

VATICAN CITY -- After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen more than half of the men who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica.

Healed aneurysm investigated as possible miracle for Creole nun's beatification

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNA) -- In December 2017, 19 year-old Arkansas college student Christine McGee was rushed to the hospital by her mother.

Blessed John Henry Newman is seen in a portrait provided by the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Newman left deep impression on cardinal

Among the invited bishops and cardinals present and praying at the Oct. 13 canonization of Cardinal John Henry Newman will be perhaps his biggest Canadian fan, Toronto Archbishop Cardinal Thomas Collins.

A woman in Ibo, Mozambique, stands outside a house damaged by Cyclone Kenneth May 1. Pope Francis will visit Mozambique on the first leg of a three-nation trip Sept. 4-10 that includes Madagascar and Mauritius.

Pope Francis prepares to bring his message to southern Africa

VATICAN CITY -- Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 when Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.

Pope Francis.

Tensions amid new appointment in Syro-Malabar archdiocese

VATICAN CITY -- In a step designed to quell ongoing controversies, the Vatican announced the appointment of a vicar for the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and Pope Francis conferred on him the personal title of archbishop.

Anti-extradition bill protesters hold placards for arriving travelers during a protest at Hong Kong International Airport Aug. 9, 2019. More than 1,000 Catholics prayed during a candlelight vigil outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Aug. 8 for Hong Kong to solve its political crisis in a nonviolent manner.

Why should Catholics care about the Hong Kong protests?

HONG KONG, China (CNA) -- The people of Hong Kong are no strangers to political protest.

Retired Pope Benedict XVI attends the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo.

Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his essay on abuse in the Church

FREIBURG, Germany -- Responding to criticism of notes he published about the roots of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, retired Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point.

Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar mosque and university, are seen in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 4, 2019. Pope Francis welcomed Abu Dhabi's formation of an international committee to implement the "Document for Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together," which he and Sheik el-Tayeb signed in the country in February.

Pope Francis encourages initiative for interreligious dialogue

VATICAN CITY -- At a time when conflict and division dominate the world's headlines, people need to know there are a growing number of important initiatives to promote interreligious dialogue and understanding, Pope Francis said.

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