Preaching peace amid violence: Pope heads back to Africa
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims…
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To be pastoral, look to the Good Shepherd, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Christians must develop a pastoral heart to care for those who have not heard the Gospel or who…
Pope asks lay associations to develop evangelical spirit
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Lay groups that promote popular piety, often with elements of local folklore, can be great evangelizers, but members…
Catholic groups say increasing Russian missile attacks make providing supplies to Ukrainians ‘extremely dangerous’
byBy Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic aid organizations are warning that increasing attacks by Russian missiles are preventing supply access to Ukraine, after 44 civilians, including…
Catholic agencies in California organize outreach, relief for storm victims amid historic rainfall
byBy Nicholas Wolfram Smith OAKLAND, Calif. — Catholic organizations in California, strengthened by years of responding to disasters in the Golden State, responded quickly…
U.S. House passes two pro-life measures facing steep odds in the Senate
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 11 passed two pro-life measures, however, neither has a clear path through the…
Catholics organize to bring the fight to ‘demonic’ human trafficking
byBy Gina Christian While teaching in a Louisiana public elementary school several years ago, Janice Henry was haunted by one particular student. “The child…
Evangelization is the ‘oxygen’ of Christian life, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Sharing the faith is the “oxygen” that “invigorates and purifies” Christian life, Pope Francis said. Beginning a new…
Cardinal Pell dies at 81; he kept the faith even amid tribulation, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis praised the late Australian Cardinal George Pell as a faithful servant of God and of the…
‘If we die, we will die together’: Women religious are pillars of peace in war-torn Ukraine
byBy Agata Puscikowska While war in Ukraine continues with no end in sight, one group in particular is contributing to a more peaceful world…