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…
Bishops decry workers’ low pay, erratic shifts, weak protections: ‘It does not have to be this way’
By Gina Christian, OSV News Labor Day marks a time to “recommit ourselves to building together a society that honors the human dignity of…
Faith, business, agricultural leaders discuss ways to respond to ‘cry’ of Earth, the poor
By Catholic Voice, OSV News OMAHA, Neb. — Archbishop George J. Lucas of Omaha hosted a diverse group of leaders from government, business, education,…
Pope, U.S. community organizers talk about migration
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A few hours after he railed against unjust immigration policies at his general audience, Pope…
New study says Shroud of Turin bloodstains are ‘consistent with Jesus Christ’s tortures’
By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News A study published in July revealed that a new analysis of the Shroud of Turin, including the composition…
Migrant morality: Pope doubles down on message of acceptance
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As immigration becomes an increasingly hot-button political issue in the United States and Europe, Pope…
As war frightens away tourists, Catholic activists pray for peace during Holy Land pilgrimage
By Paul Jeffrey, OSV News JERUSALEM — The Holy Land’s sacred sites overflow with tourists in normal times, but with war in Gaza, most…