Líderes católicos expresan su dolor e indignación por las decenas de inmigrantes muertos en un incendio
Por David Agren CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — Un incendio en un centro de detención de inmigrantes en México cobró la vida de al menos…
Diocesan officials call mass shooting at Nashville Presbyterian school ‘sad, shocking,’ urge prayers for victims, families
By Katie Peterson NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a morning mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian…
Papa Francisco: Para construir una vida parroquial fuerte, evite los chismes
Por Justin McLellan CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El chisme es el enemigo del sentido de comunidad y aceptación de una parroquia, dijo el Papa…
As federal government pursues police brutality, communities look for church’s voice
By Robert Alan Glover “I’m just trying to get home … I’m showing you my hands … I am on the ground.” These phrases…
‘Pray for God’s hand’ over Mississippi: destructive tornado kills, injures dozens
By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, Gina Christian and Megan Marley Powerful tornadoes tore through rural Mississippi the night of March 24, killing or injuring dozens…
Human composting, alkaline hydrolysis not acceptable for burial, say U.S. bishops
By Gina Christian Two new alternatives to burial and cremation fail to comply with the Catholic Church’s teaching on respect for the bodies of…
Una ‘nación de inmigrantes’ debe identificarse con la difícil situación de los inmigrantes y su dignidad humana, afirma el cardenal de Boston
Por Kurt Jensen WASHINGTON — Un clima político hostil a las necesidades y a la existencia de los inmigrantes no sólo es moralmente erróneo,…
National Eucharistic Revival aims to form disciples on mission with new Easter series
WASHINGTON — The National Eucharistic Revival announced it will release what it called the “first-of-its-kind” mystagogy series of weekly catechetical reflections throughout the Easter…
Vatican envoy warns UN General Assembly racism mutating and ‘reemerging’ globally
By James Martone UNITED NATIONS — The “distorted” thought that one person is better than another goes against Catholic teachings and flies in the…
Catholic community helps three Afghan siblings start new life in western Kentucky, far from Taliban
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — After a harrowing escape out of Afghanistan, a young adult and his two teenage siblings have restarted…