By Courtney Grogan Vatican City, Jan 31, 2019 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis accepted the retirement of Bishop Frederick Campbell of Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, appointing Bishop Robert J. Brennan, auxiliary of Rockville Centre, to lead the diocese. “I am already praying fervently for the Church of Columbus every day,” Bishop Brennan …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Arnd Wiegmann, Reuters By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — As government delegations from across the globe prepare for a Dec. 2-14 U.N. conference on climate change, Catholic organizations are pledging to make the church’s voice heard. CIDSE, a network of 17 Catholic development agencies from Europe and …

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will have St. Francis of Assisi on his mind when he visits Abu Dhabi Feb. 3-5 and Morocco in late March. As he told ambassadors to the Holy See early in January, "These represent two important opportunities to advance interreligious dialogue …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will have St. Francis of Assisi on his mind when he visits Abu Dhabi Feb. 3-5 and Morocco in late March. As he told ambassadors to the Holy See early in January, "These represent two important opportunities to …

IMAGE: REUTERS By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will have St. Francis of Assisi on his mind when he visits Abu Dhabi Feb. 3-5 and Morocco in late March. As he told ambassadors to the Holy See early in January, "These represent two important opportunities to advance …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People would be wise to think about Judgment Day and wonder what God will see when he examines their lives, Pope Francis said. "If the Lord were to call me today, what would I do? What will I say? What harvest …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Internal documents relating to the public crisis that led to the resignation of the grand master of the Knights of Malta in 2017 were released by WikiLeaks. Among the cache of dossiers, memos and documents released by the organization …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Internal documents relating to the public crisis that led to the resignation of the grand master of the Knights of Malta in 2017 were released by WikiLeaks. Among the cache of dossiers, memos and documents released by the organization …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By ISLAMABAD (CNS) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court upheld its acquittal of a Pakistani Catholic woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy. Asia Bibi is now free to leave Pakistan and is expected to join her family in Canada, where they were granted asylum. …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Punjab Governor House handout via EPA By Michael Swan TORONTO (CNS) — Asia Bibi, the Catholic woman who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan, will be welcomed to a small town in Canada, where she will be reunited with her two teenage daughters, along with the …