Time for a new approach toward North Korea, peace conference proposes
byBy Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON — Participants at a Catholic-led conference on peace on the Korean Peninsula said it might be time to rethink how…
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Texas executes inmate who won court battle over prayer in death chamber
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — John Ramirez, a Texas inmate who won a legal battle with the Supreme Court to have his pastor pray…
Pope appoints new cardinals as members of dicasteries
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis appointed several recently created cardinals to be members of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia,…
Immigration advocates say DACA ruling should push Congress to act
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — Catholic immigration advocates are emphasizing that the Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court — finding the Deferred…
At 90, retired priest still works to help impoverished region of Kentucky
byBy Robert Alan Glover LEXINGTON, Ky. — With all eyes now focused on the havoc wrought by Hurricane Ian, the ongoing recovery from devastating…
Tourist detained after toppling busts at Vatican Museums
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — A tourist who toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums has been handed over to…
USCCB pro-life chairman calls for ‘radical solidarity’ with pregnant women
byWASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee called for a “radical solidarity” with pregnant women to protect and support them and…
CRS launches campaign to build greater Catholic response to climate change
byBy Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON — Working with small farmers in the Horn of Africa, Yohannes Subagadis with Catholic Relief Services keeps hearing how difficult…
Pope to canonize founder of Scalabrinians, Salesian pharmacist
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are…
Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing
byBy Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — A federal court in Indiana sided with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and one of its Catholic high schools in…