Helping each student shine is a spiritual work of mercy, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Education is a spiritual work of mercy not because it imparts information, but because it helps another find…
Huracán Ian deja catástrofe en Florida, Cuba, millones sin electricidad
Por Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Todavía no se conocen todos los daños del huracán Ian en las diócesis católicas de Venice y St. Petersburg…
Pope names new members to commission for protection of minors
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis reconfirmed the leadership of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and expanded its membership…
Catholics decry clemency denial in Oklahoma, call for end to death penalty
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — Catholic leaders are speaking out about a Sept. 27 decision by Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board to deny clemency…
Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Organizations led by women religious in the U.S., as well as other Catholic institutions, denounced those who threaten democracy…
En medio de un mundo ruidoso, busquen el silencio, dice papa a hermanas capuchinas
Por Junno Arocho Esteves CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La humildad del silencio puede ayudar a los cristianos a filtrar el ruido fuerte y divisivo…
Cardinal Parolin calls Putin’s nuclear threat ‘repugnant’
NEW YORK — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings that he would consider using nuclear weapons is a “repugnant threat” that shows the urgency of…
Acojan, apoyen, acompañen a todos los migrantes, dice el papa
Por Carol Glatz CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Con motivo del Día Mundial de los Migrantes y Refugiados, el papa Francisco pidió a todos a…
‘Please pray for us,’ Cuban writes on diocesan Facebook post after Ian
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Hurricane Ian made landfall Sept. 27 in Cuba’s western region of Pinar del Rio, with sustained winds of 125…
Francis set to be first pope to visit Bahrain
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis intends to visit the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain Nov. 3-6. The…