Josephine McKenna

Religion News Service

Bill O’Reilly Greeted by Pope Hours before Fox News Announces Ouster

Hours before Bill O’Reilly’s ouster at Fox News was announced, the cable TV personality was greeted by Pope Francis on Wednesday (April 19) during...

Bill O’Reilly Greeted by Pope Hours before Fox News Announces Ouster

After Syrian Gas Attack, Pope Francis Calls on World Leaders: ‘End This Tragedy’

Pope Francis condemned the suspected chemical weapons attack that killed over 100 people in Syria and renewed his call for an urgent political...

After Syrian Gas Attack, Pope Francis Calls on World Leaders: ‘End This Tragedy’

In a New Video, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees, People on the Margins

Pope Francis called for greater compassion for refugees and marginalized people less than a week after President Trump ordered a temporary...

February 03, 2017

In a New Video, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees, People on the Margins

Trump Ban Will Hurt Christian Refugees Fleeing Conflict, Say Iraqi Catholic Leaders

As confusion continued over President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven Muslim countries, Catholic leaders from Iraq are...

January 31, 2017

Trump Ban Will Hurt Christian Refugees Fleeing Conflict, Say Iraqi Catholic Leaders

Bethlehem Shrine’s Treasures Being Restored

It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist...

January 13, 2017

Bethlehem Shrine’s Treasures Being Restored

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Visit to Quake Zone

Pope Francis made a surprise trip on Tuesday (Oct. 4) to survivors in cities devastated by a powerful earthquake that killed nearly 300 people in...

October 05, 2016

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Visit to Quake Zone

Pope Francis Warns Syria Aggressors They Will Face Divine Wrath

Pope Francis said those bombing civilians in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo will be “accountable to God” for their actions as he renewed his...

September 29, 2016

Pope Francis Warns Syria Aggressors They Will Face Divine Wrath

In Assisi, Pope Francis Lunches with World Refugees

Pope Francis met with refugees and leaders of religious faiths including Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus who joined him for a day of prayer...

September 21, 2016

In Assisi, Pope Francis Lunches with World Refugees

Mother Teresa Now Officially ‘St. Teresa’

Mother Teresa, the tiny nun who devoted her life to the poor, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican as he celebrated her “daring and...

September 07, 2016

Mother Teresa Now Officially ‘St. Teresa’

Faith-Based Volunteers Help Search for Quake Victims

Faith-based volunteers are joining civil protection teams sifting through the collapsed buildings and debris of a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit...

August 26, 2016

Faith-Based Volunteers Help Search for Quake Victims

Pope Francis Meets Women Rescued from Sex Trade

In yet another sign of his strong stance against human trafficking, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to 20 women who have been rescued from...

August 15, 2016

Pope Francis Meets Women Rescued from Sex Trade

Pope Francis Invites Syrian Refugees to Lunch in Vatican

Pope Francis had lunch with 21 Syrian refugees at his private residence at the Vatican on Thursday (Aug. 11), sending a powerful message to those...

August 12, 2016

Pope Francis Invites Syrian Refugees to Lunch in Vatican

Catholic Nuns under Siege in Syria Appeal for Help

Despite intense bombing and severe food shortages, several Carmelite nuns are refusing to abandon the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo and have...

August 08, 2016

Catholic Nuns under Siege in Syria Appeal for Help

Pope Francis Names Panel to Study Ordaining Women Deacons

Following through on a pledge he made to a group of nuns last May, Pope Francis has established a special commission to study whether the Catholic...

August 03, 2016

Pope Francis Names Panel to Study Ordaining Women Deacons

Pope Francis Condemns Slaying of French Priest

Pope Francis condemned the murder of an elderly French priest, calling it a “barbarous killing” as the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the...

Pope Francis Condemns Slaying of French Priest

Pope Francis Takes a Victory Lap after Brokering US-Cuba Breakthrough

Pope Francis welcomed the renewal of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba on Thursday, saying he was happy to see an end to a...

December 19, 2014

Pope Francis Takes a Victory Lap after Brokering US-Cuba Breakthrough

Pope Francis Joins Other Faith Leaders to Demand an End to Human Trafficking

Pope Francis and religious leaders from Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and other faiths came together at the Vatican on Tuesday (Dec. 2) to call for an end...

December 03, 2014

Pope Francis Joins Other Faith Leaders to Demand an End to Human Trafficking

Sexual Revolution is Destroying Families, Russell Moore Tells Vatican Conference

Prominent U.S. evangelicals Russell Moore and Rick Warren blasted the sexual revolution at a Vatican conference Tuesday (Nov. 18) and said it is...

November 19, 2014

Sexual Revolution is Destroying Families, Russell Moore Tells Vatican Conference

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