‘You have to have faith,’ Bahamian resident says of Dorian recovery
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cathy Nottage, a resident of Elbow Cay — an 8-mile-long stretch in the Abaco Islands of…
President, dancers, crowds welcome Pope Francis to Mozambique
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service MAPUTO, Mozambique — Greeted with full military honors, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis…
Matters of life and death: Pope to bring his message to southern Africa
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected…
Archbishop Etienne succeeds Archbishop Sartain in Seattle
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Seattle Coadjutor Archbishop Paul D. Etienne as the archbishop of Seattle and accepted the resignation of Seattle…
Repent, convert, pray, give up fossil fuels, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — “Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels and move, quickly and…
St. Agnes School students learn sustainability helps protect God’s creation
By Katie Rutter, Catholic News Service LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sustainability is a lesson that even the leader of a green-minded school admits she is…
The Real Presence: What do Catholics believe and how church can respond
By Anna Capizzi Galvez Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ? A…
West Virginians meet their new Catholic bishop as humble, holy man
By Christopher Gunty Catholic News Service WHEELING — People from around the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston already have a good feeling about their new shepherd,…
Latin American bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
By Lise Alves Catholic News Service SAO PAULO — “Crying out to the world for solidarity,” leaders of the Latin American bishops’ council urged…
Threats to dignity, sanctity of life seen advancing at ‘breakneck speed’
By Elizabeth Bachmann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A globetrotting warrior for life and human dignity has taken up a new gauntlet as president…