USCCB’s Labor Day statement touts bills to help children, women, families
byBy Mark Pattison WASHINGTON — This year’s annual Labor Day statement from the U.S. bishops touts two bills awaiting action in Congress as being…
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Death penalty encourages revenge, not justice, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — The death penalty is an affront to human dignity that offers no solace to victims and denies…
Pope calls for prayers for Iraq, whose people desire normality, peace
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — After a series of deadly clashes erupted in Iraq, Pope Francis said “dialogue and fraternity” were needed to…
Gorbachev, St. John Paul had great appreciation for each other
byVATICAN CITY — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Aug. 30 in Moscow after a long illness, met several times with St. John…
Carmelite nuns’ statement on Chilean Constitution vote provokes reaction
byBy David Agren A group of Discalced Carmelite sisters issued a statement with their reflections on the new constitution being put to a plebiscite,…
Vatican says papal remarks on Dugina defended life, were not political
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ comments on the death of Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV…
Bishop calls for help for Pakistanis left homeless, hungry by floods
byHYDERABAD, Pakistan — Bishop Samson Shukardin has called for help for thousands affected by floods that have devastated his diocese and many other areas…
Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school
byBy Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya — An agricultural technical school in Eritrea is the latest to fall under government control, in a string of…
Newly created Cardinal McElroy celebrates Mass in Rome
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves ROME — Christian humility implies placing one’s desire to maintain appearances or selfish interests aside and instead putting the well-being…
Without forgiveness, humility, pope says, then injustice, wars will rage
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The world will keep witnessing wars, violence and injustice as long as people fail to understand that true…