The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the lethal bombing of a Catholic Mass in the Philippines this weekend as worshipers celebrated the first Sunday of Advent.
ROME — Suspected Islamic terrorists bombed a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four and wounding dozens more.
Pope Francis asserted Sunday that the global climate crisis is “a religious problem” whose roots lie in humanity’s “presumption of self-sufficiency.”
Pope Francis sent a message Saturday to the COP28 U.N. climate summit decrying the “unbridled exploitation” of the environment by first world nations.
Climate alarmists at MSNBC warn that if Donald Trump wins the presidential election he will roll back climate mitigation measures and cause a “climate change-fueled apocalypse.”
Pope Francis said he intends to evict conservative Cardinal Raymond Burke from his subsidized Vatican apartment and strip him of his monthly salary, calling the prelate “my enemy.”
Jesuit Father Thomas Reese has asserted that Donald Trump is not only a lawless brigand but a true figure of the antichrist.
Climate alarmists at Vox urge humanity to stop burning fossil fuels because “the window to act on climate change is closing.”
Pope Francis asserted Sunday that global warming is contrary to God’s plan and presents a significant risk to all “life on earth.”
Pope Francis has likened Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine to Joseph Stalin’s 1930s Holodomor, when the Soviet leader engineered a man-made famine that killed millions of Ukrainians.
President Joe Biden omitted any reference to Almighty God or Divine Providence Thursday in his annual proclamation of the quintessentially American feast of Thanksgiving.
Several prominent Jesuit-run schools rank “among the worst in the nation” when it comes to respecting freedom of speech, the Catholic League noted this week.
Pope Francis issued another appeal for peace in the Holy Land Wednesday, insisting that the Palestinian people and the people of Israel are “two fraternal peoples.”
Fulani Muslim raiders gunned down the pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All in Kaduna State, Nigeria, late last week and kidnapped his wife for ransom.
The once prestigious Lancet medical journal has made the astounding claim that the year 2023 saw “the highest global temperatures in over 100,000 years,” even though temperature data collection only began in the 19th century.
Nigeria is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian, according to a report on Christian persecution by International Christian Concern (ICC).
U.S. Bishops issued their updated Catholic voting guide, in which they insist abortion is the “pre-eminent priority” for Catholic voters.
Chinese police and national security agents raided a Christian worship service in the nation’s Sichuan province last week and arrested 13 believers.
Religiously motivated hate crimes against Christians in Europe jumped by 44 percent in just one year, reveals a sobering report by a prominent Christian persecution monitoring group.
Ten Catholic bishops have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, provoking the ire of Beijing-backed officials.
The once revered Lancet medical journal warns in its latest issue that climate change threatens to roll back decades of advances in global health.
U.S. climate czar John Kerry asserted this weekend that even if the Democrats lose the White House, “nobody can stop” the energy transition that is underway.
Beijing-appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai has declared that adopting socialist core values is “a fundamental requirement for the survival and development of the Catholic Church in China.”
The latest casualties of the unrelenting “climate crisis” are Shaligrams, sacred fossils worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists for over 2,000 years, if alarmists are to be believed.
Pope Francis has taken the unusual step of removing the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a known conservative who has been critical of the pope.
ROME — The Vatican’s doctrinal office (DDF) declared this week that transsexuals and “homoaffective” persons can be baptized and serve as godparents provided certain conditions are met.
Critics have accused Pope Francis of snubbing a group of European rabbis amidst of a resurgence of anti-Semitism.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi telephoned Pope Francis Sunday afternoon and thanked the pontiff for his repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
ROME — The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis will fly out to Dubai in early December to attend the U.N.’s COP28 climate summit.
The United States bishops have distanced themselves from an embarrassing letter by Pope Francis on the “climate crisis,” preferring to invest their apostolic witness in real issues of concern.
The Vatican’s much-hyped “synod on synodality” ended up punting on the issue of LGBT Catholics, much to the chagrin of Jesuit Father James Martin.
A group of climate researchers warned this week that billions of people could find themselves in uninhabitable conditions by the year 2100 thanks to climate change.
Pope Francis has reached out to the victims and families of the October 25 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, promising prayers and spiritual closeness.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Pope Francis Thursday, during which he condemned the “massacre” wrought by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Hamas terror attack on October 7.
Pope Francis recently wrote to notorious LGBT activist Stan “JR” Zerkowski to thank him for his “ministry” with gays, Catholic News Agency reported Wednesday.
A comprehensive statistical report on Catholicism this week reveals growth where the Church is vibrantly orthodox and decline where it has fallen into worldly liberalism.
U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters Monday that he and Pope Francis are “on the same page” regarding the crisis in Gaza.
Pope Francis telephoned U.S. President Joe Biden Sunday to discuss the need to identify “paths to peace” in the Middle East and elsewhere, the Vatican press office revealed Monday.
The Vatican lamented that “the military use of outer space remains relatively uncontrolled” while calling for disarmament.
Pope Francis insisted Thursday that “safer routes” and expanded “channels” must be established for migrants wishing to leave their countries in search of a better life.
