Faith

Pope adds feast of Mary, Mother of the Church to universal calendar

March 5, 2018

VATICAN – Pope Francis has decreed that Latin-rite Catholics around the world will mark the feast of "the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church" on the Monday after Pentecost each year.

The soul is God's temple, not your own, Pope warns

March 4, 2018

VATICAN – Like Jesus cast out the merchants from the temple in Jerusalem, we should drive the desire for personal gain and advantage from our hearts, replacing it with love, Pope Francis said Sunday.

Returning to the confessional takes 'a bit of courage'

March 2, 2018

EDMONTON – Of all the sacraments, confession often appears to be the most intimidating, and most people tend to avoid it — sometimes for years, says Fr. Roger Niedzielski.

Life should be lived fully listening to Jesus, Pope Francis says

February 26, 2018

VATICAN – On Sunday Pope Francis said Jesus never leaves his followers alone, but always prepares them for the trials they will face, just as he during his transfiguration, which helped his disciples to understand and cope with his Passion and death.

Cardinal Muller: Major shift in Church teaching is corruption, not development

February 22, 2018

VATICAN – The authentic development of doctrine is about making more explicit the revealed truths of faith, not changing, or “shifting,” Church teaching – and to use this idea to defend an agenda is wrong, Cardinal Gerhard Müller has said.

First Sunday of Lent: Now is the time for conversion, Pope says

February 18, 2018

VATICAN – Lent is a time to face our temptations and be converted by the Gospel, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on the first Sunday of Lent.

Pope's homily: Feel hunger and cover it up with a smile this Lent

February 16, 2018

VATICAN – Loudly boasting or complaining about fasting during Lent and treating others unkindly is not what God wants, Pope Francis said.

Lent is time to notice God's work, receive God's mercy, Pope says

February 14, 2018

ROME – Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said.

Questioning Faith: What would it mean to truly love others?

February 12, 2018

One Sunday morning in church, I wondered why the person beside me was breathing so loudly. Did he have some terrible lung ailment? Was he about to expire? It sounded almost like… snoring.

Pope calls us to shift our approach to faith with 'Amoris Laetitia', Cardinal Cupich says

February 11, 2018

CAMBRIDGE, England – Pope Francis is inviting Catholics to take a more holistic approach to their faith, and that requires a change in underlying assumptions, said Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich.