Love of God, love of neighbor are tied together, pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Praying that Catholics would understand and act on “the inseparable bond” between love of God and love of…
Bishop tries to help migrants at international bridge in El Paso
Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the U.S. border Diocese of El Paso, Texas, walked and prayed with a group of migrants at the Lerdo…
Supreme Court stops citizenship question in census, for now
The Supreme Court, for now, blocked the Trump administration’s added citizenship question to the 2020 census, sending the case back to a lower court….
Indifference, apathy at heart of hunger crisis, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service If the world is to succeed in eradicating the scourge of hunger, it must first fight against…
Bishops in Ivory Coast warn communal tensions could lead to civil war
Bishops in the Ivory Coast have warned of a new civil war in the run-up to 2020 elections, unless urgent action is taken to…
Congo’s bishops want president to reestablish law in country’s east
Congo’s bishops said territory in the east of the country is being ceded to violent extremists, who are using the lack of government control…
Bishops in Central African Republic warn of cycle of violence from gangs
Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic have condemned actions by an armed gang loyal to the country’s president and warned of growing exasperation…
Christian community a place of welcome, solidarity, pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service To be part of a Christian community is to belong to a group of believers who shun…
Many Zambians ‘have nothing to eat,’ so bishops raise money
By Mwansa Pintu Catholic News Service Zambia’s bishops have launched a campaign to raise $9 million for food to be distributed in remote parts…
U.S. bishops join pope reacting to photos of drowned migrant father, child
U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter who drowned…