Despite Latin America’s economy having grown in the past two years, following a sharp contraction in 2020, the region has yet to overcome the scarring impact that COVID-19 left on its social fabric, according to a report released by CELAM, the Latin American bishops’ council.
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Relocated Baltimore pregnancy center ‘hits all the marks’
“Women traveling to the abortion clinic will see our center first and come for the free services, free ultrasound or simply a second opinion,” Katherine Manion Kelly said.
Jesus is the answer to human longing, pope says at Mass in Mongolia
Like the land struck by a “zud,” the human heart has a thirst and longing that can be alleviated only by the God of love, Pope Francis told Mongolians gathered for Mass in Ulaanbaatar’s Steppe Arena.
Pope, Mongolian religious leaders vow to promote harmony, shun violence
The 86-year-old Pope Francis and other religious elders gathered in a ger-shaped theater to speak of the earth and the divine, harmony and beauty, peace and the human family.
Cardinal counts and cots: Limit on number of electors has practical side
Pope Francis continues to make surprise additions to the College of Cardinals with plenty of “firsts,” and perhaps the most surprising of those “firsts” this time is just how many cardinal electors there will be.
State abortion limits become topic of debate among candidates and activists
After activists for legal abortion pushed back on some Republican presidential candidates’ criticism of some state abortion laws as being without limits, a prominent pro-life group cast those arguments as disingenuous and said some states actually do not limit the procedure in law.
Pope encourages little Mongolian flock in faith, unity, witness
In a cathedral shaped like a ger, Pope Francis met leaders of Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community, offering them encouragement but also reminding them that faith and unity must be at the center of their lives.
Pope begins Mongolia visit with talk of peace, respect for the Earth
In a land bordering both Russia and China, and having deep ties with both, Pope Francis told Mongolian leaders their country can play “a significant role in the heart of the great Asian continent and on the international scene,” particularly in peacemaking.
Experts unpack Vatican-recommended ‘catechumenate for marriage’
Leaders are still unpacking what a “marriage catechumenate” means for the church in the U.S.
Pope arrives in Mongolia, the ‘heart of Asia’
Greeted with “aaruul,” a dried yogurt cheese, which he tried, Pope Francis arrived in Ulaanbaatar for a four-day visit.
Alabama priest who fled to Italy with recent high school graduate to be laicized, says Archbishop Rodi
A priest who fled the country with a recent Catholic high school graduate will be laicized, Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama, has announced on the archdiocese’s website, as family concerns mount over their inability to reach the young woman who is traveling with him.
Transforming hearts, lifestyles, public policies will bring about ‘ecological conversion,’ bishops say
For the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Sept. 1 and the Season of Creation that follows, Pope Francis “invites us to reflect on the relationship between justice and creation,” said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ domestic and international policy committees.