Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, pictured in a 2016 photo, is one of five new cardinals Pope Francis will create at a June 28 consistory.

Appointment not about career, but service, Spain's cardinal-designate says

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VATICAN CITY – Cardinal-designate Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, said his appointment isn't a job promotion but a call to be more like Jesus, who came to serve the poor and marginalized.

Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, pictured in a May 21 photo, is one of five new cardinals Pope Francis will create at a June 28 consistory.

Pope will elevate Sweden's sole bishop to College of Cardinals

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VATICAN CITY – Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden's only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.

Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez of Bogota said the Pope’s message will be relevant for all Latin American countries when he visits Colombia in September.

Pope's visit to Colombia will impact all of Latin America, says cardinal

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ROME, Italy – Pope Francis is headed to Colombia this summer, and one of the nation's leading bishops believes the visit will be a chance for progress for many countries in the region.

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, neuroscientist and director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center says creating babies from skin cells will turn procreation into a transaction.

Creating babies from skin cells turns procreation into transaction: scientist

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WASHINGTON – Within the next 10-20 years, a new and controversial fertility technology called in vitro gametogenesis could make it possible to manipulate skin cells into creating a human baby.

American author Michael H. Brown will lead a day-long Marian retreat in Toronto May 20.

Retreat explores Mary’s North American roots

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Dig into the deep historic roots of Canada and you will find the Blessed Virgin Mary, both in name and spirit.

Banners showing Sts. Jacinta and Francisco Marto, two of the three Fatima seers, hang from the facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima as Pope Francis visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 12.

Pope Francis: Fatima reminds us to care for the faith of children

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VATICAN CITY – On Sunday Pope Francis reflected on the May 13 canonization of the child visionaries St. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, saying that their faithfulness, despite their young age, reminds us to pay special attention to children in the ministry of the Church.

Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh says the challenge for the Church, when engaging secular culture, is to present the "edifying and inspiring witness of people of faith."

Irish archbishop talks about how to engage secular culture

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NORWICH, England – Neither the narrow narrative against religion nor the real failings of the Church should define the role of Catholics in public life, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh has said.

While Pope Francis is considered an environmentally friendly pontiff due to his encyclical 'Laudato Si', his predecessor Benedict XVI was actually the

Benedict XVI: The Green Pope

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VATICAN CITY – There once was a Pope called “The Green Pope.”

In the May edition of 'The Pope Video,' Pope Francis asks the Catholic community to pray for reconciliation, justice and peace in Africa.

Pope prays for reconciliation, justice and peace in Africa in monthly video

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VATICAN CITY – In the prayer video for May, Pope Francis challenged the Catholic community to pray that the continent's Christians will witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.

A statue of Our Lady of Fatima is set to visit the United Nations May 12, one day before the 100th anniversary celebration of the Fatima apparitions.

Our Lady of Fatima to visit United Nations

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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – One day before the May 13 celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, a statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be visiting the United Nations.

Maryknoll Lay Missioner Peg Vamosy, who has been with the organization since 2008 and served in three countries, is seen with a woman and child at a garden in El Salvador.

Church needs missionaries, not 'clericalized' laity, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church needs laypeople with a missionary spirit, which means Catholics do not have to try to force members into a vocation that is the Holy Spirit's to give, Pope Francis said.

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