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…
Church called to lead the difficult work of overcoming structural racism
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) — As the guilty verdicts were read April 20 in the trial of a white former…
Pope hopes Venezuelan’s beatification will spur reconciliation
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service Amid the suffering due to a devastating economic crisis and a global pandemic, the beatification of José…
CDC director gives nod to indoor worship services for masked, vaccinated
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said April 27 that fully…