First deaf priest in U.S. visits Minnesota parish, inspires Jesuit novice
By Barb Umberger MINNEAPOLIS — Parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Minneapolis, about half of whom are deaf, had the chance…
Migration must be managed, not stopped, pope tells European governments
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Migration across the Mediterranean Sea is as old as humanity, and while some governments say they want to…
‘Sueñen en grande’, tomen pequeños pasos por la paz todos los días, dice papa a estudiantes
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El papa Francisco les dijo a los estudiantes italianos que “soñaran en grande” como San Juan XXIII…
New Orleans archbishop prays for murdered priest, missing worker
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following…
Papa: Observar Adviento incluye notar a Dios obrando en la vida diaria
Por Robert Duncan CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Estar tan distraído que uno no nota la presencia de Dios en la vida diaria es una…
Loss of print media seen as posing challenges to U.S. church communications
By Christina Lee Knauss Readers of The Tablet, newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, now see something on the paper’s website that…
Papa: violencia contra la mujer es un flagelo social
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La violencia contra las mujeres es “un flagelo social que también está vinculado a actitudes culturales, mentalidades…
Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; bill now heads to House
By Julie Asher WASHINGTON — Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two…
Papa escribe a los ucranianos a los nueves meses de guerra
Por Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Nueve meses después de que Rusia lanzara guerra contra Ucrania, el papa Francisco escribió al pueblo ucraniano…
Overcoming Christian divisions would give world hope, pope tells patriarch
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — While formal dialogue about the theological and historical causes of the splits in Christianity is essential, so, too,…