Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for “open and sincere” dialogue in the Central American country. Photos posted to social media showed police and paramilitaries surrounding St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Masaya, Nicaragua, Aug. 21 – the same day Pope Francis […]
If within the next 10 years, if within the next year, if within the next 30 minutes, the ravages of nuclear war are unleashed upon humanity – murdering billions of people, inflicting excruciating injuries upon countless others, sending civilization back to the Stone Age and destroying most of the rest of God’s earthly creation, it […]
CHICAGO (CNS) — Saying he watched “in horror” news reports in the aftermath of a mass shooting during a suburban Fourth of July parade, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for the victims. Authorities said seven people died – five on the parade route and two later in the hospital – and 30 […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Francis said. “Beauty, just like truth, always engenders wonder, and […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say “Enough!” and enact stricter laws on gun sales. At the end of his weekly general audience May 25, […]
“Listen! Let us listen! Listen to our Lord’s call. Listen! Let us listen! The Synodal journey has begun!” That’s the refrain from the Synod song that was produced by the Antilles Episcopal Conference of Catholic Bishops. Because of its message and its peppy, engaging rhythm we are using it as a welcoming song for each […]
“Please, please, let us not get used to war! Let us all commit ourselves to imploring peace, from our balconies and in our streets! Peace!” Thus proclaimed Pope Francis in his Easter message“Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”). “May the leaders of nations hear people’s plea for peace,” he urged. “May they […]
Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to participate in discussions on how we, as a Church, can walk together. On Oct. 10, 2021, he formally opened a two-year process, officially known as “Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church.” The process involves bishops from around the world consulting with everyone from parishioners to monks, nuns and […]
Evening Stations of the Cross for Peace In Ukraine lead by Bishop Fisher will offer reflection by Ukrainian Catholic Church Pastor The Diocese of Buffalo will join Pope Francis’s invitation to bishops throughout the world to pray for peace as Bishop Michael W. Fisher will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin St., […]
On a rainy Rome evening, two Lents ago, a solitary elderly man in white, climbed the numerous steps leading to the front of St. Peter’s Basilica. Upon reaching the top, he turned to face an empty St. Peter’s Square to preside over a prayer service asking for God’s guidance, strength, and protection in the face […]
