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Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. He spoke to America’s Vatican correspondent about his experience in the conclave....
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Each day until the next pope is elected, La Croix speaks with a Church figure from around the world about the major challenges awaiting the future pope. Today: Father François Odinet, national chaplain of Caritas France and theologian, who served as an expert at the Synod in Rome....
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Interview. Each day leading up to the conclave, La Croix speaks with Church figures from around the world about the key challenges facing the next pontificate. Today, we hear from Czech theologian and religion scholar Tomas Halik....
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What is Pope Francis’ legacy to the church? What can one hope for from the conclave that opens on May 7 to elect the successor to Francis? Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., 70, the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, answers these questions and more in this exclusive interview with America before he...
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Activist Dayamba Bindré Roger warns that crises and conflicts increase vulnerability, making people easy targets for traffickers. Faith-based influencers in Burkina Faso are using social media to raise awareness and fight exploitation....
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In the wake of the Synod on Synodality, Catholic religious women in Africa are voicing their hopes for a Church that values and includes women more deeply, especially in leadership and community roles....
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As the Holy See releases a document on artificial intelligence, the Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education tells Vatican News about AI’s extraordinary potential and the need for humanity to guide its development with collective responsibility, so that it may be a blessing for all people....
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His books include a memoir, From the Underground Church to Freedom, and several works of theology and philosophy, including Night of the Confessor and Patience with God. His most recent book, The Afternoon of Christianity, argues for a more mature and open Church....
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When Deacon Tony Hoban and his wife Annette Hoban finish up at the end of this year as leaders of the parochial district of St Luke’s at Marsden Park, they will do so after nearly seven years building the community to the point where it will be decreed a...