WASHINGTON — For U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, respect for religious freedom is “a vital foreign policy priority” in addition to being “one…
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Health care is a fundamental right for all and not a privilege for the rich while the…
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — A Catholic hospital’s campus in Tulsa, Okla., became the scene of the country’s 233rd mass shooting of the year…
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Quinn of Winona-Rochester, Minn., and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Robert…
By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — Education must serve as a bridge between past and future generations so that humanity may progress rather…
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Rather than being denied Communion, Catholics who cause scandal in their defiance of church teaching should be allowed to receive the…
SAN DIEGO — Cardinal-designate Robert W. McElroy told reporters May 31 that when he learned he is among the 21 new cardinals Pope Francis…
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — It feels as if there are no silver linings in the cloud of lingering grief and horror that surrounds…
By Cindy Wooden ROME — After setting white flowers at a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, Pope Francis prayed the rosary and asked…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A burglar cut through a metal protective casing to steal a historic tabernacle valued at $2 million at a Brooklyn Catholic…