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FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis leads the "Regina Coeli" prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 21.
May 26, 2017

Pope's homily: The Christian's gaze is on heaven, his feet on earth

The Christian’s place is in the world, in order to proclaim Jesus; but his gaze is turned to heaven in order to be united to Him: that was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday.

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations, seen here in 2016, spoke at a a panel on human-made crises as drivers of migration May 22.

Vatican's U.N. official: Migration should be a choice, not 'something forced'

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UNITED NATIONS – Migration should be "a choice rather than something forced or involuntary," said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican's permanent observer to the United Nations.

Pope Francis greets U.S. President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican May 24.

Trump promises to heed words of Pope Francis

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the Pope, "I won't forget what you said."

Pope Francis greets Swedish Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm in 2016 at the Vatican. Cardinal-designate Arborelius is one of five new cardinals the pope will create at a June 28 consistory.

Pope announces new cardinals from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos, Salvador

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis announced he will create five new cardinals June 28; the new cardinals-designate come from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador.

May 23, 2017
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square May 17 at the Vatican.

Pope's homily: A Church without martyrs breeds distrust

On the second anniversary of the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed in 1980 by military squadrons linked to the Regime in San Salvador as he defended the poor, Pope Francis recalled Romero’s religious fervor and passion for justice while warning the faithful against a ‘lukewarm’ Church.

May 23, 2017
Pope Francis leads an audience with Huntington's disease patients at the Vatican May 18.

Pope's homily: Open your heart to the Holy Spirit

It is only the Holy Spirit Who can teach us to say: “Jesus is the Lord.” That was the focus of Pope Francis’ reflections during the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Monday. The Holy Father emphasized that we must open our hearts in order to hear the Holy Spirit, and thus be able to bear witness to Christ.

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.

The sun sets behind a statue of Mary on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in this 2011 file photo.

Prudence, pastoral concern guides Medjugorje commission, member says

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VATICAN CITY – If the Catholic Church recognizes as "worthy of belief" only the initial alleged apparitions of Mary at Medjugorje, it would be the first time the church distinguished between phases of a single event, but it also would acknowledge that human beings and a host of complicating factors are involved, said a theological expert in Mariology.

A journalist looks at a replica of the 1st-century Arch of Titus, showing Roman soldiers carrying the menorah, in a exhibition at the Vatican May 15. The replica is the central motif in a two-part exhibition on the menorah at the Vatican and at the Jewish Museum in Rome.

Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem.

Pope Francis greets residents as he gives an Easter blessing to a home in a public housing complex in Ostia, a Rome suburb on the Mediterranean Sea, May 19. Continuing his Mercy Friday visits, the Pope blessed a dozen homes in Ostia.

Pope goes door-to-door, blessing the homes of the poor

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VATICAN CITY – Like parish priests throughout Italy do during the Easter season, Pope Francis spent an afternoon May 19 going door-to-door and blessing homes.

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.

May 19, 2017
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26.

Pope's homily: True doctrine unites; ideology divides

True doctrine unites; ideology divides. That was the message of Pope Francis in the homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday.

Pope Francis embraces a patient with Huntington's disease during the pontiff's general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 17.

Illness a reminder of life's value, Pope tells Huntington's patients

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VATICAN CITY – The frailty associated with illnesses like Huntington's disease is not a reason to shun the sick but a reminder of the value of life, Pope Francis said.

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