Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Parolin on St. Carlo Acutis: Many ‘touched by his smile’ when they see his photo

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that Carlo Acutis spoke of Jesus with a “radiant" and "smiling" face.
Catholic News Agency

Remains of St. Francis of Assisi to be publicly displayed for first time

The body of St. Francis will be moved from his tomb, located in the crypt, and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the ...

Remains of history's most beloved saint, St Francis of Assisi, to be displayed in rare event

St. Francis of Assisi's remains will be displayed at his basilica in Italy during 2026 to commemorate 800 years since the ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV Thanks Cardinal Burke, Who Clashed With Francis, for 50 Years of Priestly Ministry

Pope Leo XIV has written a warm and detailed letter to Cardinal Raymond Burke, thanking the American cardinal for 50 years of priestly ministry, in a gesture that marks a shift in tone following years ...
Washington Examiner

Hong Kong gives cardinal his passport back for Pope Francis’s funeral after 2022 arrest

China is allowing former Hong Kong Archbishop Joseph Zen to leave the country to attend Pope Francis‘s funeral. The cardinal had his passport confiscated after he was arrested in 2022 for allegedly ...
Cleveland.com

Start making plans to attend the St. Francis of Assisi Family Festival June 5-8 in Gates Mills

GATES MILLS, Ohio -- The summer festival season is right around the corner. Ready to jump-start that season June 5-8 is the annual St. Francis of Assisi Family Festival. Scheduled for the parish ...
National Catholic Reporter

Prevost is new pope, an American cardinal committed to the reforms Pope Francis began

The first American pope! So many people thought holding a U.S. passport was an insuperable barrier to the election of Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, but the College of Cardinals ...