Pope says he’ll canonize Acutis, Frassati, host meeting on child’s rights
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced that he will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next…
Report examines ‘persistent racial disparities’ in federal death penalty use
By Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — As activists push President Joe Biden to commute existing federal death sentences during his final months in…
El Papa pide al G20 que trabaje por la igualdad alimentaria y el fin de los conflictos armados
Por Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La “aceptación silenciosa” del hambre en el mundo es una “injusticia escandalosa y una…
Pope: Interreligious dialogue key to peace, youth education
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As the world faces the persistent threat of nuclear conflict, people of faith must unite…
Obispo de Ciudad Juárez hace un llamado a no ser indiferentes frente al drama de los hermanos migrantes
By Marietha Góngora V., OSV News A principios de noviembre, en la frontera sur entre las ciudades de El Paso y Ciudad Juárez, se…
Laity, women do not ‘rank’ last in the church, pope says at general audience
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — There are no second-class Christians, Pope Francis said. The laity, including women, and the clergy…
Pope picks Chicago priest to oversee ecology center at papal villa
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago to serve as administrative…
Missionary religious sister reflects with joy on her 70 years of serving in Uganda, US
By Natalie Hoefer, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — At 92, Sister Demetria Smith is the embodiment of gentleness and joy. Those qualities shined during a…
Pope prays for dialogue, reconciliation, peace in Ukraine
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed for a conversion of hearts and a start to dialogue, reconciliation and…
HolyBlackCatholics: A glance at six African American candidates for canonization
By Michael R. Heinlein, OSV News We are greatly blessed by the contributions of Black Catholics in the church in the United States, particularly…