By TITO EDWARDS | Archbishop Nienstedt, Auxiliary Bishop Resign courtesy Catholic World News of Catholic Culture – Big Pulpit In Iraq, Displaced Christians ‘Losing Dignity’ – Joyce Coronel, OSV Newsweekly German Bishops Have Prepared the Way for… Original Article

By Monsignor Pope | So many of the problems in the Church are rooted in a poor ecclesiology. Ecclesiology refers to how we understand the nature, mission and role of the Church. From a poor ecclesiology stems other problems such … Continue reading →

By Jimmy Akin | With just days to go before the release of Pope Francis’s highly anticipated encyclical on the environment, a draft copy has suddenly appeared on the Internet. Here are 12 things to know and share . . … Continue reading →

By ANDREA GAGLIARDUCCI/CNA/EWTN NEWS | VATICAN CITY — Former papal nuncio Jozef Wesolowski will be tried by the Vatican’s criminal court for sexual abuse of minors and for possession of child pornography. The Vatican has said that Pope Francis… Original … Continue reading →

By ELISE HARRIS/CNA/EWTN NEWS | VATICAN CITY — One of the most challenging scientific questions Pope Francis faces in his new encyclical on creation is that of climate change, which a source close to the document says the Pope addresses … Continue reading →

By ANN SCHNEIBLE/CNA/EWTN NEWS | ST. PAUL, Minn. — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the archbishop and an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, less than two weeks after the archdiocese was charged with mishandling sexual… Original … Continue reading →

By JONATHAN LIEDL | ST. PAUL, Minn. — If Pope Francis’ forthcoming eco-encyclical, Laudato Si (Praised Be You), changes the hearts and minds of those who read it, the Holy Spirit will undoubtedly have played a part. And if the … Continue reading →

By BENJAMIN MANN | Both family life and consecrated life are in danger today, threatened by an individualistic and secularized culture. Yet the crisis of the family and the crisis of consecrated religious life are not really two separate problems,… … Continue reading →

By ANTONIO ANUP GONSALVES/CNA/EWTN NEWS | LAHORE, Pakistan — Thousands of faithful gathered for the traditional May Crowning at a parish in the Archdiocese of Lahore, bringing prayers for peace, forgiveness and restored cultural harmony in a region… Original Article

By ALVARO DE JUANA/CNA/EWNTN NEWS | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said today that he is planning to travel to Africa in November, specifically to the Central African Republic, Uganda, and possibly Kenya. During a meeting with hundreds of priests… … Continue reading →