Pope receives warm nighttime welcome to Papua New Guinea
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea…
NY bishops urge voters to reject proposed amendment they call ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
By Kate Scanlon, OSV News A proposed state constitutional amendment New York voters will consider in November could have negative ramifications for Catholic concerns,…
Pope praises ‘tunnel of friendship’ linking Jakarta mosque, cathedral
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — While members of every religion must be free to profess and practice their faith, they…
Pope urges Indonesian Catholics to live out Gospel love, spread hope
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service JAKARTA, Indonesia — Even members of the most remote, smallest and poorest Christian communities are called to share…
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…