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Pope Francis served as Successor of Peter for just over 12 years, having been chosen in 2013. Just as the Argentine pontiff faced a number of challenges, now he leaves his successor with a number of projects to continue and issues to tackle. Here we take a look at some of them. “It will be Read More…

7 Global challenges facing the next pope (and some at home)

St. Catherine of Siena was a holy woman who was eventually named a Doctor of the Church. She led a life of intense prayer, which led her to devote herself in a particular way to the papacy. She truly believed in the teaching that the pope is the successor of St. Peter and the Vicar Read More…

St. Catherine of Siena was fiercely loyal to the pope

The Catholic bishops of New York are urging people to contact their legislators as a a vote to legalize physician-assisted suicide looms on the horizon. “The NYS Assembly is expected to vote on physician-assisted suicide legislation as early as next week. Assembly Bill 136 would allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medication for the express Read More…

New York bishops urge action against assisted suicide

At midday on Monday, April 28, 2025, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, answered questions from the many journalists who have come to Rome to cover the upcoming conclave. Here is an overview of the main information provided during this press conference. During their general congregation on Monday morning, the cardinals Read More…

Tagle and Mamberti helping in organization

Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, many Catholics felt abandoned by the father they loved, only to be straddled by a less-than-loving stepfather.

In the wake of so many clerical sex abuse scandals, to many people the Catholic Church appears hypocritical and bankrupt morally and spiritually. In the midst of such trying times, how can Catholics justify remaining [...]

As societies around the world continue down the suicidal path of moral relativism, Catholics can and must make an appeal to the Divine Mercy of God.

Detail from St. Catherine of Siena from the circle of Baldassare Francheschini (17th century). / Credit: Baldassare Franceschini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). On the feast of St. Catherine of... [...]

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