Pope Francis Tells Iraqis Terrorism Never Has ‘the Last Word’
ROME — Pope Francis urged Iraqi Christians in the beleaguered town of Qaraqosh Sunday to hold on...
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Author: Thomas D. Williams Ph.D.
Pope Francis in Mosul: Decline of Christianity in Iraq an ‘Incalculable’ Loss
ROME — Pope Francis visited the war-torn city of Mosul on Sunday, warning the devastation of the...
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African Cardinal: Affirmative Action Is ‘Racial Discrimination’ Like Apartheid
South African Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier slammed preferential “Black Economic Empowerment”...
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U.S. Bishops Condemn Taxpayer Funding of Abortion in the American Rescue Plan
The leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have united in a joint condemnation...
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Pope Francis Thanks Ayatollah Sistani for Peacekeeping Efforts in Iraq
ROME — Pope Francis met with the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani in southern Iraq...
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Pope Francis to Iraqis: Hate Is the ‘Greatest Blasphemy’
ROME — Pope Francis addressed an interreligious gathering on the Plain of Ur in Iraq Saturday,...
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Catholic Scholars Reassert ‘Moral Acceptability of Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines’
A team of prominent Catholic scholars and bioethicists have published an analysis “to explain why...
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Pope Francis in Iraq: ‘I Come as a Pilgrim of Peace in the Name of Christ’
ROME — Pope Francis touched down in Iraq Friday to begin a three-day visit with a focus on...
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Bishops’ Doctrine Czar Clarifies Johnson & Johnson Vaccine ‘Morally Allowed’
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, the chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee, said Wednesday that...
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Pope Francis Tells Iraqi Christians: You Are ‘a Church of Martyrs’
ROME — Pope Francis sent a video message to the Iraqi people Friday, declaring that Saturday he...
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