While 2022 saw a record number of people leaving the church in Germany, Catholic dioceses in the country simultaneously saw an influx in baptism and marriage ceremonies.
Onboard his flight to Mongolia, Pope Francis said he knew some people were upset by the remarks, but the church must keep moving forward. “They got angry, but let’s move on, move on.”
No bishop from mainland China has been allowed to travel to Mongolia as Pope Francis makes the first-ever visit by the leader of the Catholic Church to this vast landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.
The kind of diversity sought after at a hospital, an engineering firm or a Catholic university should differ according to the gifts necessary for the mission of such institutions.
A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia.
September 3, 2023, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time: In Scripture, a vocation to serve God is rarely a smooth path forward. Today’s readings reflect the frustrations that sometimes come with answering God’s call.
Pope Francis’ weekly address calls believers to bear our daily crosses with patience and hope in the example of St. Káteri Tekakwitha, the first native North American woman to be canonized.