Jim Towey is one of the fortunate few who also got to know her as a friend. Towey, an attorney by trade who has also worked in government and academia over the years, first met Mother Teresa 37 years ago after he started volunteering at a soup kitchen run by the Missionaries of Charity, the ...read more

Who is John Paul I? God’s Smile is Blessed It has been said that John Paul I’s pontificate was like a meteor that lights up the sky and quickly disappears. His election as pope was a source of joy after the heavy grief that accompanied the death of Saint Paul VI less than one month ...read more

THOMASTON, Conn. (CNS) — It’s miraculous Joseph and Megan Hermosillo were able to walk across the Thomaston Opera House stage together Aug. 13. Along with their six children, ages 2-12, the couple from Frederick, Maryland, was invited to provide testimony for pilgrims following “In the Footsteps of Blessed Michael McGivney,” a tour sponsored by the ...read more

During his General Audience on August 3, 2022, Pope Francis offered a reflection on his "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' address to young people and elders in Iqaluit, given on July 29, 2022, during his visit to Canada. ...read more

Read the address Pope Francis gave to a delegation of Indigenous Peoples from Eastern Canada in Quebec City on July 29, 2022. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily Pope Francis gave at vespers in Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica Cathedral on July 28, 2022, during his stay in Quebec City. ...read more

On July 28, Pope Francis presided over a Mass of Reconciliation at the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec during his visit to Canada. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on July 28, 2022, part of his apostolic visit to Canada. ...read more

In Quebec City, Pope Francis spoke to Canadian government and cultural leaders about the never-ending challenge of multiculturalism. ...read more