Pope Francis attacked the “worship of the ancient golden calf” and the “idolatry of money” Thursday, just two weeks after sacking a prominent Vatican cardinal for financial impropriety.
ROME — The former president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference acknowledged Pope Francis does have his critics in the Church but stressed constructive criticism does not make a person an enemy of the pope.
Pope Francis said Wednesday that the world is in need of “zealous Christians” who are able to defend life and make a case for morality in the public square.
Kamala Harris attacked one of President Donald Trump’s Catholic court nominees because he was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Pope Francis connected the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic to climate change Wednesday, insisting that together they call for the repentance of humanity.
The bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, has issued a powerfully worded letter calling on Christians to unite in their absolute opposition to abortion and its supporters.
Pope Francis has proposed “a different way of understanding relations and exchanges between countries” that minimizes the idea of citizenship in a particular nation and emphasizes the common humanity of all people.
Pope Francis has reiterated his call for a more welcoming attitude toward migrants, insisting that everyone has the right to “dream of a better future.”
Pope Francis has decried the resurgence of populism and nationalism on the world stage, calling instead for greater multilateralism.
Pope Francis makes his best case for multilateralism in a new teaching letter, calling for more authority for supranational organizations like the United Nations against resurgent populism and nationalism.
Pope Francis has called on Christians to break down walls and embrace a love without borders in a new encyclical letter released on Sunday
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said this week Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the “best candidate around” to become a Supreme Court justice.
The indomitable Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has called out the left for its rabid attacks on Judge Amy Coney Barrett, arguing that believing Catholics are not “extremists.”
The former head of the Vatican’s highest doctrinal office told Breitbart News Thursday that upcoming U.S. elections will have an enormous geopolitical impact for decades to come.
The Vatican’s Secretary of State decried the intolerance of political correctness Wednesday as an insidious attack on religious freedom present in many Western democracies.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took his message of religious freedom to the Vatican Wednesday, urging the Holy See to use its moral voice to call out China’s many atrocities.
Pope Francis emphasized the involuntary nature of migration Sunday, insisting that, like Jesus, migrants and refugees are “forced to flee.”
ROME — Conversion and growth in holiness are often a “painful process,” Pope Francis said Sunday, because they demand spiritual warfare.
Alan Dershowitz said “subtle anti-Catholicism” exists in America, remarking on expected Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
The Vatican’s secretary of state and foreign minister will join U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a high-level symposium on international religious freedom on September 30.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has employed arguments from bioethics to assert that the state has no right to enforce months-long lockdowns in response to an epidemic such as the coronavirus.
Pope Francis told the U.N. General Assembly Friday that the world stands at a crossroads between a beneficial multilateralism and a dangerous resurgence of nationalism.
Pope Francis appealed to the “consciences of lawmakers” Wednesday, urging them to awaken to the right to life of the unborn in opposition to abortion.
ROME — Pope Francis declared Wednesday that everyone’s voice is important to beat the coronavirus, not just those of experts, the wealthy, and the powerful.
No good intentions can justify the intentional killing of an innocent person, the Vatican reiterated Tuesday in a new document condemning euthanasia and assisted suicide.
The former Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, has praised the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast for honoring U.S. Attorney General William Barr, calling him a man with a “moral spine.”
The bishop of Tyler, Texas, insists that November’s presidential election is primarily about moral truths, with the sanctity of life as the first among them.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Vatican to bring its considerable moral authority to bear on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which persists in oppressing Christians and people of other faiths.
ROME — Pope Francis has called for universal distribution of vaccines for COVID-19, insisting that the “richest” individuals should not be first in line to receive them.
More than three-quarters of Catholic Democrats support legal abortion, the Pew Research Center revealed this week.
Chinese state-sponsored cyber-hackers have continued targeting Vatican computer networks as the Holy See enters discussions with Beijing over the renewal of their 2018 deal on the naming of Catholic bishops in China.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the Vatican to highlight religious liberty in its deliberations with China prior to renewing a 2018 deal on the naming of bishops in the country.
The archbishop of San Francisco is urging Catholics to “Free the Mass” and publicly demonstrate against the coronavirus restrictions on worship.
Police have arrested a man suspected of beheading and toppling a historic statue of Jesus in El Paso’s Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday.
A conservative Catholic advocacy group has launched a $9.7 million campaign against Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden, targeting Catholic voters in swing states.
Pope Francis urged Christians to care for creation Wednesday, insisting that the abuse of ecosystems is a “grave sin” while lamenting the negative effects of global warming.
The Association of U.S. Catholic Priests (AUSCP) has blasted the “scandalous” decision to honor U.S. Attorney General William Barr at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.
A Catholic advocacy group has published a scathing review of Joe Biden’s political record on issues considered vitally important to conscientious Catholics.
The archbishop of Milwaukee has renewed Catholics’ obligation to attend Sunday Mass, ending a six-month dispensation from Sunday worship given during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
The progressive leader of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has called on Europeans to open their doors to migrants stranded in camps in Libya, Lesbos, and Lampedusa.
