Appealing to need for unity, pope restores limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope…
U.S. bishops again urge House members to restore Hyde to spending bill
By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Appropriations is poised to mark up “the most extreme pro-abortion appropriations bill…
Pope released from hospital,
prays at Rome basilica
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome’s Gemelli hospital,…
Illinois priest named Bishop of
Covington, succeeds Bishop Foys
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger J. Foys of Covington, Kentucky, and named as his successor Father John C….
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…