Walk humbly: Pope tells Curia humility is key to service and ‘synodality’
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ annual pre-Christmas speeches to the leadership of the Roman Curia often have been reported —…
Pope names Cardinal Czerny interim head of dicastery
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanking Cardinal Peter Turkson for his five years of service as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting…
Tornado victims ask for prayers — and ‘don’t forget about us in a month’
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — The creaking sound of the swaying chains was eerie. What usually held the red candle above…
Bishop ‘profoundly moved’ after trek all over tornado-shattered diocese
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — Following a 400-mile road trip Dec. 15 across his tornado-ravaged Diocese of Owensboro in western Kentucky, Bishop…
Supreme Court sends Texas abortion case to federal appeals court
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that the Texas abortion law could stay…
Pope welcomes first group of asylum-seekers from Cyprus
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With many “thanks” and “best wishes,” a group of 10 asylum-seekers greeted Pope Francis on his birthday…
In wide swaths of U.S., death sentences, executions are no longer imposed
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Courts in wide swaths of the United States no longer impose death sentences or carry out executions, according…
Pew: Catholic numbers hold steady, ‘nones’ rise, Protestants decrease
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — The percentage of Catholics in the U.S. population in 2021 held steady at 21% in the latest Pew Research…
Resurrection will be
at the core of recovery,
says Bishop Medley
By ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD Catholic News Service OWENSBORO, Ky. — Early in the morning Dec. 11, following a tornado warning for Daviess County the…
Catholics must defend rights of the weakest, defenseless, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Catholics must contribute to helping protect the rights of the defenseless, weak and rejected, Pope Francis said. “This…