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…
Statements from past address today’s issues on U.N. Human Rights Day
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — The observance of U.N. Human Rights Day Dec. 10 brought to the fore past statements from two Catholic groups,…