VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Defending the life of the unborn should be a sign of being in solidarity “with all the discarded of the world,” Pope Francis said in a message sent from his hospital room to an Italian pro-life group. Italy’s Movement for Life, “in harmony with the whole church,” places at the center…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world where people are tempted to build walls to exclude others, Christians and Muslims are challenged to build, through dialogue, a shared future based on fraternity, leaders of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue said in a message to Muslims around the world. “We do not want simply to coexist;…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis continues to rest, pray, follow his doctors’ prescribed therapies and work a bit throughout the day, the Vatican press office said March 7. His overall clinical condition continues to be “stable” and “complex,” and his prognosis remains “guarded,” which means the pope is still not out of danger, the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The infinite and inalienable dignity inherent in every human being has practical consequences which include protecting everyone’s right to life from conception to a natural end and opposing the “technocratic” ideology of gender, said the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office. “We don’t want to be cruel and say that we…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On his 21st day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis recorded a 27-second audio message thanking people for their prayers. Played before the nightly recitation of the rosary in St. Peter’s Square March 6, the pope said, “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my…
WASHINGTON – “The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act is commonsense legislation that would ensure fairness for female athletes,” said Bishop Robert E. Barron and Bishop David M. O’Connell, CM, in response to a failed procedural vote in the Senate earlier this week on S.9, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of…