After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican.

Parents in the U.S. are more likely to prioritize passing on their religious views to their children rather than their political views, according to data analysis from the Pew Research Center.

The proclamation of the Gospel is not an optional or secondary part of the church’s life, Pope Francis said.

More than just a toy, the doll becomes “an affirmation of who they are. It’s an acknowledgment that a major toy company has created a doll that looks like them,” Bradford said, “and represents who they are.”

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign supports media that connect the faithful with Christ.

Pope Francis has continued his predecessors’ serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical gestures that underline that seriousness.

Through a homelessness services agency, Verriotto was connected with Good Counsel Homes, a Secaucus, New Jersey-based ministry that has been providing residential care for homeless pregnant women for almost four decades.

Joseph Dutton turned his life toward God and embarked on a journey of repentance “by which his very life would give witness to Jesus,” Bishop Silva said.

Auxiliary Bishop John Sherrington of Westminster said the creation of babies by mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) was unethical because the process involved the destruction of two embryos to create a single new life.

Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope Francis said at a meeting in Rome on Italy’s severe decline in population growth.