Desmond Tutu, known for commitment to justice, peace, dies at age 90
By Bronwen Dachs CAPE TOWN — Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s compassion and sense of humor, as well as his commitment to justice and processes…
Couple: Young Catholic adults need community, parish outreach
By Laura Dodson As Catholic young adults, Patrick and Phoebe Neve are intentional about living their faith and about evangelizing others. “I realized that…
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…