Atlanta bishops say ‘hearts ache’ for lives ‘cruelly cut short’ by latest high school shooting
By Kate Scanlon, OSV News The Catholic bishops of Atlanta prayed “for healing and strength” for those injured during a Sept. 4 mass shooting…
Experiences as immigrant worker have shaped Washington auxiliary bishop’s ministry
By Mark Zimmermann, OSV News WASHINGTON — When Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala returned home to rural El Salvador earlier this year, his 90-year-old…
US bishops’ diocesan survey sets new baseline for Hispanic ministry in parishes nationwide
By Marietha Góngora, OSV News The U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country’s 14 episcopal regions and…
Share the Gospel with joy, pope tells Indonesia’s churchworkers
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at…
Politicians have key role in promoting national unity, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — Politicians have an essential role in preserving the unity of a nation by working for…
Israel plunges into massive protests as Israeli-American, 5 other hostages found dead in Gaza tunnel
By OSV News JERUSALEM — In what was a devastating Sunday morning for hostage families, Israel said Sept. 1 that it had recovered the…
Pope arrives in Indonesia at start of four-nation tour
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by…
Pope sets off on longest trip of his pontificate
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Traveling on an ITA Airways plane, Pope Francis set off on the longest foreign trip of…
LCWR assembly invites sisters to become ‘catalyst for social transformation’
By Dan Stockman, OSV News ORLANDO, Fla. — However religious life evolves, whatever new religious life emerges, consecrated women will continue to answer God’s…
Pope: Church needs university dedicated to educating missionaries
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While expert scholarship and good stewardship mean the pontifical universities in Rome should be working…