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September 26, 2018

The Gospel preserves lives from mediocrity, selfishness, Pope says

Pope Francis blesses a baby as he arrives to lead the Sept. 26 general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
VATICAN – During times of freedom or persecution, the Gospel is needed to bring meaning, fullness and hope to life, Pope Francis said.
Published in International
September 24, 2018

Stay close to the suffering, welcome the condemned, Pope says to Latvians

Cardinal Janis Pujats, retired archbishop of Riga, Latvia, waits with others for Pope Francis' arrival for a meeting with government authorities, local leaders and representatives of the diplomatic corps at the presidential palace in Riga Sept. 24.
AGLONA, Latvia – What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation's popular Marian shrine.
Published in International
February 27, 2015

Latvian Church officials wary of regional propaganda wars

Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment, deployed in Latvia as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve, ride in an armoured vehicle during a joint military exercise in Adazi Feb. 26. Catholic officials in Latvia are trying to stay out of the region's ideological war with neighbouring Russia.

WARSAW, Poland - Catholic officials in Latvia are trying to stay out of the region's ideological war with neighboUring Russia.

Published in International
December 15, 2014

Lithuanian archbishop worried Russia will move against Baltic states

A woman holds a baby Aug. 18 at a temporary tent camp set up for Ukrainian refugees near the Russian-Ukrainian border. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated Aug. 15 that 155,800 Ukrainians had been displaced by fighting, more than 2,000 people had been killed since mid-April and another 5,000 had been injured.

WARSAW, Poland - A top Baltic church leader voiced concern about possible Russian aggression against Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and appealed to Western Catholics to be better informed about the situation.

Published in International