Catholic News Archives

Pope Francis meets King and Queen of the Netherlands, returns long-lost stick
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- June 22, 2017
Meeting the king and queen of the Netherlands, Pope Francis returned a long-lost royal stick of William I, Prince of Orange, which until recently had remained lost in the Jesuit Catalan archives. According to a press release, the gesture is “a testimony of reconciliation, and of the current union between the two countries and religions.”
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Southern DRC violence has left more than 3,000 dead
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- June 22, 2017
Despite efforts by the Vatican to facilitate peace, a new report by Catholic officials shows that more than 3,300 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s southern region due to the bloody conflict between the Congolese army and an opposing militia group.
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U.S. bishops call for engagement amid Trump’s policy change on Cuba
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- June 20, 2017
Bishops in the United States have criticized President Trump’s decision to roll back relations with Cuba, saying that an embargo and travel ban will not only harm the economy on the island country but also worsen its current human rights and religious freedom situation.
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It’s a responsibility to seek truth, educate youth, Pope Francis says

“This is an appeal to responsibility. An appeal to you, dear young people, but first of all, adults who are called to live the freedom of conscience in a genuine way, as a search for the true, the beautiful and the good, ready to pay the price that this entails,” the pope said during a pilgrimage to two small Italian towns.

New Hampshire diocese becomes latest to restore order of sacraments

A Latin-rite diocese in New Hampshire has begun the process of restoring the reception of the sacraments to the traditional order of baptism, confirmation and first Holy Communion. The goal is to make sure Catholics understand that formation in the Catholic faith is “lifelong.”

Dozens of priests resign from Indonesian diocese to protest bishop

In response to the embezzlement of more than $100,000 of church funds by a bishop and rumors of a romantic affair, dozens of Indonesian priests from Ruteng Diocese submitted letters of resignation and demanded that the diocese be restructured.