Assumption feast invites people to look to heaven with hope, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns…
Yearlong ‘window’ in New York statute of limitations on abuse suits opens
By Catholic News Service ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s yearlong “window” in the statute of limitations opened Aug. 14, allowing suits to be filed…
Planned Parenthood says it expects to withdraw from Title X
By Catholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — Attorneys for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an…
Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries
WASHINGTON — About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday…
After shootings, faith leaders ask end to hate speech, urge gun control
WASHINGTON — The bells at the Cathedral Guadalupe in the Diocese of Dallas rang 31 times the night of Aug. 7 for those killed…
With Venezuela in a free fall, its bishops call out the government
By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bishop José Trinidad Fernández has seen up close the downward spiral of his native Venezuela. The…
Pew survey shows majority of Catholics don’t believe in ‘Real Presence’
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in…
Tobin: Letter reminds priests Christ’s ‘joy, hope’ constantly ‘born anew’
WASHINGTON — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, praised Pope Francis for his Aug. 4 letter to priests in which the pontiff…
Bishops urge end to hateful rhetoric that many see as factor in shootings
WASHINGTON— Three U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen have called on the nation’s elected officials “to exert leadership in seeking to heal the wounds” of the…
Bishop: Shootings show ‘all communities are affected by racism’
By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Three mass shooting incidents in the United States in the span of a week are now…