Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli…
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site
Catholic News Service SURFSIDE, Fla. — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South…
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well…
Vatican, medical associations look
at ways to promote vaccination
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The discovery of vaccines is “one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine,” but the…
Shrine welcomes treasured items that
belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
By Mary K. Tilghman Catholic News Service EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) — The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face…
When faith, science work together,
people come closer to truth, pope says
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When scientists share their data and dialogue with experts in other fields, including religion, they contribute to…
Artist casts his own hands in
restoration of Wisconsin parish’s statue
By Sam Lucero Catholic News Service INSTITUTE, Wis. — St. Teresa of Avila once said, “Christ has no body on earth now but yours,…
Activists see temporary stop of
federal executions as a starting point
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Activists who oppose the death penalty said the Justice Department’s temporary stop of federal executions is…
Parents keep daughter’s promise to
help people with substance use disorder
By Cori Fugere Urban Catholic News Service JOHNSON, Vt. — When Dawn Tatro and her husband, Greg, walked out the front door of St….
Dolan: Religious freedom is a human
right and ‘essential’ to human dignity
By Ann Carey Catholic News Service SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame observed the conclusion of Religious Freedom Week in the…