The world needs new economic models that respect human dignity and protect creation, Pope Francis told an interfaith delegation from England on April 20 at the Vatican.
Some parents and teachers in Northern Ireland believe integrated education would help young Catholics and Protestant to forge relationships to cement the gains of the peace process.
A change in wording to the concluding doxology of orations in the Roman Missal, from "one God, for ever and ever" to "God, for ever and ever," took effect on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The sudden departure of Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz from conflict-torn Belarus, just 10 days after his return from regime-imposed exile, has provoked surprise and anger among the region's Catholics.
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The 46th president of the United States along with fellow Catholics and other people of goodwill began the latest chapter in the nation's political history with a Mass ahead of the presidential inauguration.
Marking the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force Jan. 22, Pope Francis encouraged nations to work toward a world free from all nuclear arms.
Banned from entering Belarus since late August, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk can return to the country to celebrate Christmas with his people, the country's nuncio said.
