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…
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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…
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…
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…