1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (566+ words) His face and body resemble those of a newborn. Yet the Baby Jesus statue towers 16 feet (5 meters) tall and travels across central Mexico spreading a message of peace. The giant figure arrived this week in Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood, known…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (758+ words) The SSPX has been a thorn in the side of the Holy See for four decades The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risks going into schism if it goes ahead with plans to consecrate new…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (358+ words) The Vatican has unveiled a new postage stamp honouring Ukraine's Catholics, featuring a striking image of Kyiv's Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ during a blackout. This design marks an unusually pointed reference to the daily struggles faced by Ukrainians…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (781+ words) Recently bishops voted 34-0 to block gay couples from being blessed in standalone ceremonies, even if they can be blessed during church services. At what point do we call this discrimination, asks Alan Rusbridger As I say, preposterous. Could never happen....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (446+ words) Days ahead of the Winter Paralympics, when disabled athletes will take center stage at the Milan Cortina Games, a choir from northern Italy performed a pop music concert inside Milan's Sant'Antonio church, calling for harmony and inclusion " particularly of those…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (985+ words) The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a saint's relics. Nearly 400,000 people registered in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (86+ words) Pilgrims will have yet another reason to visit the hilltop Umbrian town of Assisi, as the bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, go on public display for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (943+ words) This year's Olympic and Paralympic Games are located in Italy, a historically Catholic nation. And they coincide with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that's a time for dawn-to-dusk fasting, religious reflection and communal celebration. One of the two host cities,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (877+ words) The bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian hometown yet another reason to welcome pilgrims....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (520+ words) Away from the crowds swarming Milan's Duomo during the Winter Olympics, young volunteers have been steering visitors toward the city's lesser-known churches, inviting them to discover their sacred heritage. Known as "The Path of Beauty" ("La Via della Bellezza" in…...