Pope Francis prays for Pope Benedict’s ‘passage’ to heaven
Pope Francis rang in 2023 with prayers for his late predecessor at a special New Year’s Day mass. Francis delivered the prayers during his homily at St. Peter’s Basilica, where … Read More
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Ex-pope Benedict ‘lucid’ but ‘condition remains grave’
Ailing former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remains “lucid and conscious,” the Vatican said Thursday, as his successor, Pope Francis, again called for prayers to “accompany him in these difficult hours.” … Read More
Pope Francis says ex-pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, asks for prayers
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis asked for prayers for former pope Benedict on Wednesday, saying he is “very sick”. Francis made the surprise appeal at the end of his general … Read More
Pope Francis signed resignation letter in 2013 in case of health
Pope Francis revealed in a new interview published on Sunday that after he was elected in 2013 he signed a letter of resignation to be used if someday severe and … Read More
Priests for Life holds day of mourning for baby whose abortion was on NPR broadcast
A Catholic pro-life group held a day of mourning Saturday for the baby whose death by abortion was recently broadcast live on NPR. Priests for Life also christened the baby “Amanda Marie,” … Read More
Ex-priest Travis Clark pleads guilty in church altar sex
A disgraced Louisiana Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to a felony obscenity charge for filming a threesome with two dominatrices on a church’s altar. Travis Clark got a three-year suspended … Read More
Michigan pro-choice vandals caught spray-painting church
A Catholic Church in Michigan was vandalized with spray paint by three vandals last weekend. Security footage shows three vandals dressed in black approach the Church of the Resurrection in Lansing, Michigan, on … Read More
Medieval monks were ‘riddled with parasites’ from farming with own poop: study
If cleanliness is next to godliness, these monks were way off the mark. It comes as no surprise that those who survived the medieval era — when villagers would dump … Read More
‘You can change a pope’
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was “a bit … Read More
Pope Francis to begin Canada trip by apologizing to Indigenous
Pope Francis is slated to begin a weeklong, whirlwind visit to Canada on Sunday, where he’ll meet with Indigenous communities and formally apologize for longtime horrors in the Catholic Church-run … Read More
