By Paulina Guzik “All ours survived,” Father Dariusz Dogondke, a parish priest in the Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation in Iskanderun, south Turkey, sighed with…
By David Agren MEXICO CITY — Six churchmen and a diocesan communicator were sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges by a…
By Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON — Celebrating a Feb. 5 Mass in honor of Black History Month, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory urged “ordinary people…
By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles fans are turning to prayer, preaching and the city’s iconic soft pretzels to support their team in…
By Doreen Abi Raad It seemed that 12 years of a bloody war should have been enough tragedy for the people of Aleppo and…
By Kimberley Heatherington WASHINGTON — In October 2022, the New England Journal of Medicine reported a statistic both shocking and grim: “Homicide is the…
By Junno Arocho Esteves A powerful earthquake struck Turkey and Syria in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, killing hundreds and leaving thousands…
By Gina Christian An Ohio priest said “the hand of the Lord” prevented a train derailment in his town from turning deadly. Some 50…
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington to shepherd the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana. The appointment was publicized…
By Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — The bishops of Congo must be men of faith and prayer, close to their people and prophetic in…