U.S. climate envoy meets pope, speaks at Vatican conference
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis…
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The church and the world need Catholic Scouts, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told a group of young women and men that as Catholic Scouts they…
Riding the green wave: Momentum for Laudato Si’ gears up for next decade
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When the special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year closes May 24, it will celebrate progress made…
In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes
byBy Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained…
Advocate: S. Carolina approval of firing squad, electric chair ‘chilling’
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after…
Christian leaders voice concern as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates
byJERUSALEM — Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel…
Church’s anti-poverty program: Giving the poor a voice for 50 years
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — When the Rev. Marlon Tilghman learned that any Maryland juvenile taken into custody can be questioned…
Being a catechist is a vocation, pope says in establishing formal ministry
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Calling for formal recognition of “those lay men and women who feel called by virtue…
Cardinal Ladaria cautions U.S. bishops on politicians and Communion
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has urged the U.S. bishops to proceed…
Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital
byBy Gregory A. Shemitz, Catholic News Service ROSLYN, N.Y. — Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a…