WASHINGTON—A divided Senate, in a 52-48 vote, confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court the evening of Oct. 26 and soon afterward she was sworn in by Justice Clarence Thomas […]
WASHINGTON—They came in tweets, news releases and Instagram posts from old friends, women religious and brother bishops in various languages congratulating Washington’s Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. The news of the country’s first African American prelate […]
WASHINGTON—Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25. “This appointment which […]
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington. The pope made the announcement at the end of his Angelus address Oct. 25, telling the […]
NEWARK, N.J.—Father Andrew De Silva, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, serves God and country, and he says one ministry influences the other. He is parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Clark, New […]
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights. The pope’s comments in a brief passage in the documentary film, “Francesco,” […]
WASHINGTON—As it did in 2016, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging people of faith to take part in an election novena beginning Oct. 26 and ending Nov. 3, Election Day. A closing prayer […]
JERUSALEM—The uncharacteristic silence at the hermitage of the Garden of Gethsemane was, in a way, fitting to the current world situation, said Franciscan Father Diego Dalla Gassa, who is responsible for the hermitage garden. “We […]
VATICAN CITY—Although his film is called “Francesco,” director Evgeny Afineevsky said the main character of his new documentary “is us, humanity,” and Pope Francis simply is the one “trying to point us in the right […]
SANTIAGO, Chile—Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos. Church officials and media reports described the Oct. 18 gatherings through the […]
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