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Centenary year opens for Sacred Heart Basilica in Paris
The year-long centenary celebrations of Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Paris started Oct. 20. "It will be an opportunity to thank God for what our forebears in faith have done," said Fr. Jean Laverton, the basilica's rector. Welcome! …
Pope issues new norms for reporting, investigating clergy abuse
Pope Francis has released a new law making it mandatory for all clerics and members of religious orders to report cases of clerical sexual abuse to Church authorities. It also includes actions or omissions of bishops and religious superiors…
Pope expresses ‘sadness and pain’ over Sri Lankan church attacks
Pope Francis on Easter expressed "sadness and pain" at the multiple bombs that exploded in several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, killing and wounding hundreds. "I wish to express my affectionate closeness to the Christian community,…
Devastating Loss: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burns in massive fire
As La Croix and many news outlets have reported today, Notre Dame, the great Catholic cathedral in the middle of Paris, has suffered a catastrophic fire. Cause of the flames has not yet been established, but major renovations were taking…
Pope to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass with inmates
Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper with inmates near Rome. The Mass includes the foot-washing ritual conducted on Holy Thursday, one that commemorates the Gospel narrative of Jesus washing the feet of…
Boston cathedral to finish $26 million overhaul by Holy Week
BOSTON — A $26 million project to renovate the Cathedral of the Holy Cross is on track for completion by Palm Sunday in time for Holy Week liturgies. The main sanctuary of the cathedral is due to reopen in April with a first Mass scheduled…
Pope says Lent time for conversion, not ego
Pope Francis offered reflections for Lent in a letter released by the Vatican that was broken into three sections: The redemption of creation, the destructive power of sin, and the healing power of repentance and forgiveness. In the wake of…
Four-day Vatican summit has ‘changed’ bishops
VATICAN CITY — Although brief, the gathering organized by Pope Francis was long enough for participants to identify what allowed the Church to cover up sexual abuse cases. Survivors' personal testimony played a crucial part in the Church…
McCarrick’s defrocking ‘a step in the right direction’
Clerical sex abuse survivors have hailed the Vatican's decision to remove from the priesthood Theodore McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop of Washington. Pope Francis confirmed the removal of the 88-year-old just days before the…
Francis urges young people to spread hope, act now
Pope Francis praised the work of volunteers in his closing Mass at World Youth Day in Panama on Jan. 27, using them as a symbol of how more young Catholics should venture out into the world and spread hope. "You have had a more lively and…
