Nicaraguan president who jailed bishop is ‘unbalanced,’ pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has strongly persecuted the church in the country and jailed a prominent bishop,…
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High school juniors, seniors invited to enter USCCB religious liberty essay
byWASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, along with the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education and the Our Sunday…
Catholics concerned as U.S. child labor violations increase and lawmakers seek to weaken laws
byBy Kimberley Heatherington Not all children filling many vacant U.S. jobs are working the drive-thru window, pushing carts or helping on the family farm…
Helping, welcoming others creates a culture of fraternity, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Taking in and welcoming others must be done without expecting anything from them in return, Pope Francis said….
Women can be ‘first allies of peace’ when human rights are ‘fully recognized,’ Vatican tells UN
byBy James Martone UNITED NATIONS — The Vatican’s United Nations mission condemned in remarks to the U.N. Security Council what it said was a…
McCarrick admits knowing victim as a child, denies sexual assaults
byBy Damien Fisher Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose attorneys have argued he should not stand trial due to “progressive and irreparable cognitive deficits,”…
Catholic aid groups network to serve needs of Turkey, Syria quake survivors
byBy James Martone NEW YORK — Catholic aid agencies are working alongside other international humanitarian organizations to house, feed and administer additional life-saving assistance…
To see God’s beauty, just look around you, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — The light and beauty of Christ is an invitation to recognize God’s love in life’s ordinary moments, Pope…
Thousands gather at funeral Mass for LA’s Bishop O’Connell, recalled as ‘soul friend’ to all
byBy Tom Hoffarth, Mike Cisneros, Pablo Kay LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by…
Catholic advocates praise Biden administrative actions to combat child migrant labor exploitation
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — The Biden administration recently announced it would take new actions aimed at preventing the labor exploitation of migrant children…