By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — After a harrowing escape out of Afghanistan, a young adult and his two teenage siblings have restarted…
By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA — A broken rosary has become the inspiration to heal the war-torn nation of Ukraine, thanks to the efforts of…
By James Martone UNITED NATIONS — It was his first speaking engagement at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, and Gabriel Cobb, who…
By James Martone UNITED NATIONS — Pope Francis and his efforts to promote interreligious harmony featured prominently in United Nations discussions focusing on what…
By Kate Scanlon Wyoming became the first state in the nation to specifically ban the use or prescription of abortion pills on March 17….
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said a recent daylong pastoral visit to death row at San Quentin State Prison…
By Tom Tracy JERUSALEM — The priest-director of the Cultural Heritage Office for the Custodia Terrae Sanctae, or Custody of the Holy Land, in Jerusalem…
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Being an apostle does not mean climbing up the church’s hierarchy to look down on others but humbling…
By Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has brought a fresh perspective to established Catholic teaching, panelists said March 13 at an event hosted…
By Paulina Guzik ROME — It’s almost 7 p.m. in Rome. Silvano just arrived at Palazzo Migliori. He rushes to get dinner but since…