After Bloody Saturday, Myanmar Catholics pray for peace, those who died
YANGON, Myanmar — While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100…
Restorative justice film offers insights into criminal, societal behavior
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — It’s not often that someone — anyone — goes 20 years between films. But Katherin Hervey…
Religious, labor leaders optimistic after meeting with treasury secretary
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — A meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is buoying the outlook of religious leaders that…
Dallas Catholics, faith-based agencies pitch in to help migrant teens
By Constanza Morales and Michael Gresham, Catholic News Service DALLAS — As federal officials announced that a downtown Dallas facility had been chosen to…
Supreme Court to review Boston Marathon bomber’s death penalty case
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s March 22 announcement that it would hear a government appeal to reinstate the…
Caritas Bangladesh aims to keep people safe after fire at refugee camp
By Michael Swan, Catholic News Service TORONTO — Even as the last of five fires was still out of control among clusters of tents…
Boulder officer recalled as ‘man of character,’ ‘loving father’
BOULDER, Colo. — Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a…
Catholic leaders speak out against violence targeting Asian Americans
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In the days following the March 16 shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, including…
Shareholders push companies on racial justice, equity in vaccine access
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The events of the past 12 months are shaping shareholder advocacy and action as the corporate…
House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions
By Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service The U.S. House of Representatives approved two separate immigration bills March 18, clearing an initial hurdle for two…