Divine intervention: Papal tweet of support for ‘Saints’ goes viral
A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church's newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints' football team.
Extraordinary Month of Missions – World Mission Rosary Prayer Intentions
The Rosary will be on display at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in the Cathedral Basilica. Visit it daily and weekends, whenever the Cathedral is open. All are invited throughout October, the International Extraordinary Month of Mission, proclaimed by Pope Francis, to come and pray before the Rosary.
God in all things: Synod looks at indigenous ‘theology of creation’
Many Amazonian indigenous peoples consider the natural world sacred because God is present in all of creation, and at the Rome synod on the Amazon, Pope Francis urged respect for their worldview and cultures.
Two new auxiliary bishops named for New York Archdiocese
Pope Francis has appointed a parish pastor and the vicar for clergy in New York as bishops for the archdiocese. The pope also accepted the resignation of an elderly auxiliary bishop who remains under suspicion of abuse.
Nun’s canonization delays vote on Brazil’s social security reform bill
On Oct. 13, Blessed Maria Rita Lopes Pontes, known to Catholics around Brazil as Sister Dulce, will be canonized by Pope Francis at the Vatican. The canonization is expected to be transmitted live on TV to the entire country.
Vatican publishes initial schedule for papal trip to Thailand, Japan
Peace, interreligious dialogue and respectful missionary outreach will be the top themes when Pope Francis visits Thailand and Japan in late November.
Vatican-U.S. ties benefit humanity, ambassador says
Even if Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump have strong differences on the issue of migration, there are many other areas of common agreement where their joint efforts promote peace and human dignity, said Callista Gingrich.
Local events focus on everyone’s call to be missionaries
October is the extraordinary month of missions, and several happenings in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will remind the faithful how, as Pope Francis has said, "every baptized man and woman is a mission."
Canadian: Becoming a cardinal intensifies ministry to people on margins
Cardinal-designate Michael Czerny, a Canadian Jesuit who is one of Pope Francis' point men for the pastoral care of and political advocacy for migrants and refugees, said becoming a cardinal is "an intensification" of his ministry.
Faithful gather to remember ‘it’s not just about migrants’
Some 300 joined in prayer on Sept. 23 at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Philadelphia to mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In his 2019 message for the observance, Pope Francis has stressed that immigration "is about all of us."