Catholic News

• News from the Vatican

  • Pope to hand out Bibles at Sunday of the Word of God celebration
    At his celebration of Mass for Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 24, Pope Francis will present a Bible to a professional soccer player, a woman from Pakistan studying in Rome to be a Scripture scholar...
  • Learn the stories of trafficking victims, pope urges
    Pope Francis encouraged people to put themselves in the shoes of victims of human trafficking.
  • Former Vatican bank president sentenced for embezzlement
    A former president of the Vatican bank and his lawyer were found guilty of money laundering and embezzling millions of euros from property sales.

• National Catholic Register

  • Modeling Marital Devotion
    Nancy Bauer / Shutterstock.com Above, a stained-glass window depicts the betrothal of Mary and Joseph in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. The Holy Spouses...
  • Pope Francis: Witness to the Truth by Exposing ‘Fake News’
    Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Jan. 6, 2021. Earlier this month a false report that Italian police had arrested the pope amid a Vatican “blackout...
  • UN Adopts Resolution on Protecting Religious Sites
    Andrew F. Kazmierski Flags of all nations outside United Nations headquarters in Manhattan. The resolution highlights the increasing threats to culturally and spiritually significant sites by...

• Catholic News Service

  • Verify before sharing ‘news,’ pope says in Communications Day message
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists —...
  • Is that all there is? When a 10-best movie list can’t get to 10
    NEW YORK (CNS) — The year just past must rank as the most tumultuous for...
  • Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame...