Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment
byBy Liz Chandler, Catholic News Service MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just…
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Addressing effects of slavery calls for looking ahead, panelists say
byBy Patricia Zapor, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The work of Georgetown University and the Jesuits in reckoning with the history of owning and…
Pope Francis launches month-long global rosary
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global…
Texas bishops oppose bill that would end handgun permit requirement
byCatholic News Service AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Catholic bishops said they are opposed to a bill pending in the state legislature that would allow…
Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash
byBy David Agren, Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left…
Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
byBy Don Clemmer, Catholic News Service FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700…
Sri Lankan churches halt services as third wave of COVID-19 hits
byCatholic News Service COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third…
San Francisco archbishop examines abortion, Communion in pastoral letter
byCatholic News Service SAN FRANCISCO — A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion…
Pope updates Vatican judicial laws so cardinals, bishops can face trial
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service Updating the laws that govern the Vatican’s civil judicial system, Pope Francis stated that cardinals and bishops…
Church called to lead the difficult work of overcoming structural racism
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) — As the guilty verdicts were read April 20 in the trial of a white former…