Discovery of ‘Pilgrimage Road’ reveals archaeologists’ race against time in Jerusalem
byBy Tom Tracy JERUSALEM — One of Israel’s leading archaeologists working on the Pilgrimage Road excavation near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount said that with so…
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Biden attends Ash Wednesday Mass celebrated in Warsaw hotel room by anti-communist priest
byWARSAW, Poland — Wrapping up his three-day visit to Poland Feb. 22, President Joe Biden attended Ash Wednesday Mass in his hotel room in…
Science needs greater support, protection from manipulation, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Support for basic science must be increased and defended from improper influences, “whether political or economic in nature,”…
‘Jesus was right next to me’: Asbury revival sets Catholics on fire with Holy Spirit
byBy Gina Christian A Kentucky university has become ground zero for what thousands are calling a mysterious move of the Holy Spirit — and…
Vatican, environmental institute release action guide for sustainability
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — To help local parishes, schools, other groups and individuals reflect on the practical and concrete action they can…
Catholic charities sending millions in aid to an ailing Syria and Turkey after deadly earthquake
byBy Paulina Guzik “All ours survived,” Father Dariusz Dogondke, a parish priest in the Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation in Iskanderun, south Turkey, sighed with…
Six churchmen, diocesan communicator sentenced to 10 years in prison in Nicaragua
byBy David Agren MEXICO CITY — Six churchmen and a diocesan communicator were sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges by a…
Gregory: World needs African Americans’ ‘strength of character’; it ‘resides within the souls of our people’
byBy Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON — Celebrating a Feb. 5 Mass in honor of Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged “ordinary people…
Eagles fans bring faith to the field for the Super Bowl
byBy Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles fans are turning to prayer, preaching and the city’s iconic soft pretzels to support their team in…
Shock, despair and mourning in Aleppo amid ‘terror’ of the earthquake, local bishops say
byBy Doreen Abi Raad It seemed that 12 years of a bloody war should have been enough tragedy for the people of Aleppo and…