Christians are called to serve Christ in the poor, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At a time when “situations of injustice and human pain” seem to be growing around…
Catholic leaders urge Texas governor to stop Rodney Reed’s execution
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network have…
Siblings born two minutes apart continue strong bond as religious sisters
By John Shaughnessy Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Benedictine Sisters Jill and Susan Reuber have often shared the same path in life, but their…
Teen spends final days reaching out to vulnerable, poor on city streets
By Christina Gray Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — When 19-year-old Nicholas Peters of San Carlos understood that his life would not be a…
Monastery life allows God ‘to make us truly free,’ says Cistercian nun
By Jessica Weinberger Catholic News Service PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. — Less than 10 miles north of Prairie du Sac, 22 contemplative Catholic nuns…
Refusing God’s generosity is a sin, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In life, Christians face the choice of either being open to encountering God’s generosity…
Catholic, other religious groups endorse ‘Faithful Democracy’ statement
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Six Catholic organizations have joined with other religious groups and denominational bodies in endorsing a wide-ranging…
With Jesus on the peripheries: Jesuits celebrate social commitment
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Celebrating 50 years of the Jesuits’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat, more than 200 Jesuits and…
Update: Getty Fire impacts Catholic university, schools, retired sisters
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours…
With new decree, pope makes Vatican Secret Archives no longer ‘secret’
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word “secret” implies, Pope Francis has changed the name…