Some 30,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Rome on Saturday, calling for an end to the “barbaric practice” of abortion and for the defense of all human life from conception to natural death.
A gay Filipino student publicly chided Pope Francis Thursday, telling the 87-year-old pontiff to stop using offensive slurs against homosexuals.
The Vatican has summoned Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former papal nuncio to the United States, to undergo an extrajudicial penal trial for the crime of schism and having denied the legitimacy of Pope Francis and the Second Vatican Council.
In preparation for World Refugee Day, Pope Francis declared Wednesday that all of us are “required” to welcome anyone who knocks on our door.
Pope Francis met with more than 100 comedians in the Vatican Friday, including Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, and Whoopi Goldberg, praising their “ability to speak to all types of people.”
Pope Francis has again decried an atmosphere of “faggotry” in the Vatican, doubling down after similar controversial comments two weeks ago.
Dissident Cuban priest Father Castor José Álvarez Devesa urges Cubans to embrace the social lessons of Jesus as a path to freedom from communism.
Pope Francis has written a glowing forward to a new book by gay rights activist Father James Martin, calling him a “person who has fallen in love with the Word of God.”
Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny downplayed the immigration issue prior to European elections, insisting that it is “false” to speak of a global immigration crisis.
Modern migrants share many similarities with the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land, Pope Francis asserts in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2024.
Pope Francis appointed three prelates, known for their support for homosexuality, to the Vatican’s doctrinal office Saturday, just as LGBT groups were kicking off gay pride month.
Pope Francis berated a group of young priests from Rome this week, accusing them of gossiping about him and acting like women.
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts in New York City on May 30, the feast day of St. Joan of Arc, the patron saint of prisoners who is revered by Catholics and admired by patriots everywhere as a pillar of strength in the face of political persecution.
Grillone allegedly hit two people with a wooden sword and punched a third person, breaking their glasses, police said.
Pro-LGBTQ+ Jesuit Father James Martin said Wednesday that he has known “hundreds” of gay priests in his life as a Jesuit.
Pope Francis complained that Catholic seminaries are too full of “faggotry” in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week, local media report.
Pope Francis received a group of some 30 “Palestinian and Ukrainian children” in the Vatican this weekend, the Vatican reported.
Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Carlo Acutis, clearing him to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
The Vatican offered a speaking platform this week to Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin who used the occasion to promote the “Sinicization” of the Catholic Church in China.
Pope Francis congratulated California governor Gavin Newsom for his refusal to carry out the death penalty and for California’s leadership in fighting climate change, the governor’s office reported.
America magazine, the U.S. Jesuit flagship publication, has joined atheists and liberal elites in blasting star NFL kicker Harrison Butker for his conservative Catholic-themed commencement address at Benedictine College.
Pope Francis expressed his condolences for the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Pope Francis has added to the confusion regarding the blessing of same-sex couples, now insisting that only the individuals may be blessed and not the couple itself.
A number of prominent Catholics, including the local bishop, have come out in support of Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker, who has been vilified for his overtly Catholic commencement address at Benedictine College.
Pope Francis told CBS that conservatives are willfully blind and manifest a “suicidal attitude” in their narrowmindedness.
Kelly Stafford, wife of Rams QB Matt Stafford, took exception to Harrison Butker’s comments at a recent commencement address by stressing women have the right to “choose” their careers. She also took issue with Butker’s comments on invitro-fertilization (IVF), gays, and a host of other issues.
Pro-regime Evangelical Christian pastors in Venezuela declared socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro the “protector” of the family.
Pope Francis warned Thursday that climate change has become a “planetary crisis,” and billions face “an extremely high risk of climate-related devastation.”
Pope Francis has denounced “arguing” about liturgical details after drastically restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki said that Joe Biden makes a “mockery of our Catholic faith” by using sacred symbols while promoting abortion.
Climate change has brought the world to the “breaking point,” Pope Francis asserts in his introduction to a 3-day climate summit to be held in the Vatican in May.
Pope Francis lamented the West’s continued demographic decline, insisting on Friday that fewer kids signals a lack of hope in the future.
The Vatican congratulated Buddhists this week for the feast of Vesak, insisting that the two faiths have a “shared responsibility” to promote peace, reconciliation, and resilience.
U.S. Catholics now lean toward former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden, according to a Pew Research poll, released on Tuesday.
Some U.S. Catholics are protesting a new cover photo of Rihanna dressed as a sexy Catholic nun, which many deem a “blasphemous” assault on religious sisters.
Pope Francis told CBS News this week that climate change deniers are “stupid” even in the face of compelling evidence of a climate emergency.
Conservative Bishop Joseph Strickland, who was ousted from his Texas diocese by Pope Francis last year, has denounced a “corrupt Vatican.”
Pope Francis commemorated Earth Day Monday by warning that the planet is “falling into ruin” thanks to humanity’s failure to protect it.
Bishop William F. Medley of Owensboro, Kentucky, has reported growing “frustration” with Pope Francis among the faithful of his diocese over the ambiguity of the pope’s teaching.
Pope Francis received Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock in a private audience Saturday, the Vatican Press Office reported.
