MEXICO – Two dozen Dominican sisters live together in a convent next door to the BasÃlica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud. But the sisters aren’t the only ones who call the convent home – endangered salamanders find their refuge in the walls of the...
PENNSYLVANIA – For over a year, a Pittsburgh grand jury has heard testimony concerning alleged rape and sexual abuse of children by members of the Catholic Church. Cases of sexual abuse span seventy years and include all six of the dioceses in Pennsylvania. The...
VATICAN CITY – July 25, 2018 marks 50 years since Pope Paul VI released the encyclical Humanae Vitae – a document that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s teachings on the regulation of birth. “The fulfillment of this duty has always posed...
PANAMA – Pope Francis was one of the first pilgrims to register for World Youth Day 2019. With the help of two young adults, he reserved his spot using a tablet in Saint Peter’s Square. “There,” The pontiff said on the first day of...
ITALY – This week, Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals during a ceremony at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The cardinals are from 11 different countries. Italy, Spain, Madagascar, Peru, Portugal, Pakistan, Mexico, Bolivia, Japan, Iraq, and Poland are...
