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…
Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash
By David Agren, Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left…
Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
By Don Clemmer, Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700…
Sri Lankan churches halt services as third wave of COVID-19 hits
Catholic News Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third…
San Francisco archbishop examines abortion, Communion in pastoral letter
Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion…
Pope updates Vatican judicial laws so cardinals, bishops can face trial
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service Updating the laws that govern the Vatican’s civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops…