Uvalde Catholic community marks painful anniversary with Mass, prayers
byBy Maria-Pia Negro Chin Community members gathered in Uvalde, Texas, to pray and honor the 21 lives taken last year in a mass shooting…
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War against creation must stop, pope says in message for day of prayer
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — People must end the “senseless war against creation” and help victims of environmental and climate injustice, Pope Francis…
Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelize, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Christians should pray on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit would give them the courage and strength to share…
Pope prays Chinese Catholics can practice faith fully, freely
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed that Catholics in China would be free to share the Gospel and live their faith…
Pope to meet with Nobel winners, young people, to promote human fraternity
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet with 30 Nobel Prize winners and thousands of young people from around the world…
Stockpiling nukes is risk to global security, pope tells G7 leaders
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Global security cannot be guaranteed through stockpiling nuclear weapons but must be centered on an “equitable distribution of…
Survey reveals majority of Americans ‘seldom’ or ‘never’ attend religious services
byBy Kimberley Heatherington After traveling the United States for 10 months during 1831-32, French diplomat and political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville declared in his…
Man arrested after car breaches Vatican gate, drawing gunfire from police
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — A man with apparent psychiatric problems forced his way through a Vatican security gate late May 18 by…
Vatican secretary of state calls for ‘creative’ peace efforts in Ukraine
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Asking European leaders for “creative efforts for peace” in Ukraine, the Vatican secretary of state said the Holy…
Abuse survivors cycle to Rome, deliver ‘broken heart,’ ask for action
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — A group of survivors of abuse by priests and religious cycled hundreds of miles from southern Germany to…