“Observe them carefully, for this is your wisdom and discernment in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a wise and discerning people'” (Deuteronomy 4:6). “So the Pharisees and scribes questioned him, ‘Why do your disciples not follow the tradition of the elders...
A delegation representing the Holy See urged the United Nations this week to put a moratorium on autonomous weapons designed to kill without human decision-making. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, gave the warning Monday during an expert session on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal...
Pope Francis is urging countries not to turn their backs on migrants at risk of dying as they seek refuge abroad. The pontiff deviated from his catechesis series during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square this week, instead focusing on what he called the “grave sin” of intentionally allowing migrants to die in...
Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected pope and took the name Pope John Paul I on this day in history, Aug. 28, 1978. John Paul I would have a very brief time as the head of the Catholic Church — dying of a heart attack just 33 days after his election. Born on Oct. 17, 1912,...
A team of experts was unable to determine why a Missouri nun who died in 2019 had not decomposed, the bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced on Thursday. “Within the limits of what has been observed during this time, the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster does not appear to have experienced the...
A Wisconsin-based Catholic Charities group is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight to stay exempt from a state unemployment program. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, represented by lawyers at Becket Law, has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and is asking the high...
A New York City couple who sold tickets to their “wedding experience” last June has defended their actions after video and social media posts recapping their 12-hour event went viral this month. Kareem (“Reemo”) and Nova Styles were married on June 24, 2023, and the videos about their day have sparked debates on social media....
Catholic Bishop Robert Barron says society’s love for athletic “excellence” on display at this year’s Olympic Games runs contrary to its current preoccupation with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, and other efforts to ensure people have equality of outcomes in life rather than opportunity. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the bishop of the...
A Catholic bishop and an Orthodox artist are asking believers and non-believers of all backgrounds to open their minds to a world more complex than what is visible. Bishop Robert Barron, the most widely followed Catholic bishop in the world outside the Vatican, hosted his second annual Wonder Conference focusing on the intersection between faith...
“Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God,...
