Pope asks church organizers to bridge inequality and foster solidarity
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Christians must actively seek ways to bridge the gap between rich and poor created by…
Pope: Love is the most important commandment
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold…
On All Souls, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of…
Bishop urges prayers of ‘gratitude’ for those who respond to their vocation in daily life
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Catholic Church prepares to commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3-9, the faithful are being encouraged to “pray with gratitude” for those who…
Pope urges prayers for parents who have lost a child
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When a child dies, there is not much anyone can say to the mother or father, Pope…
Pope, king, bishops decry ‘devastation,’ send condolences after dozens die in Spain’s floods
By OSV News VALENCIA, Spain — Pope Francis, the king of Spain, bishops and politicians decried the devastation and loss of life in southeast…
Albany Diocese hosts US premiere of play written and performed by abuse survivor
By William Schmitt, OSV News ALBANY, N.Y. — An award-winning, one-man play that made its U.S. public premiere in the Diocese of Albany was…
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is…
Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer
By Katie Yoder, OSV News A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer…
Pope warns against becoming a ‘sedentary’ church after synod’s close
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Three years after he asked the world’s Catholics to walk together in faith on a…