Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after…
Christian leaders voice concern as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates
JERUSALEM — Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel…
Church’s anti-poverty program: Giving the poor a voice for 50 years
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — When the Rev. Marlon Tilghman learned that any Maryland juvenile taken into custody can be questioned…
Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue…
Cardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed…
Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital
By Gregory A. Shemitz, Catholic News Service ROSLYN, N.Y. — Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a…
Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment
By Liz Chandler, Catholic News Service MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just…
Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
By Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and…
Pope Francis launches month-long global rosary
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global…
Texas bishops oppose bill that would end handgun permit requirement
Catholic News Service AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Catholic bishops said they are opposed to a bill pending in the state legislature that would allow…