Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At least one person has died and one Catholic Church was destroyed by the latest of…
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St. Joseph Home resident celebrates 107th birthday
byBy Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer Elizabeth Hobby was born the year the Titanic sank. She wore high heels, drove a car, traveled and…
USCCB president urges world leaders to pursue dialogue, seek peace
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez,…
Catholic leaders join New Yorkers in march against hate
byBy Christopher White Catholic News Service BROOKLYN — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn joined about 25,000…
Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general
byBy Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The tweet early Jan. 3 from Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, Tennessee, asked for prayers….
Kenyan Catholic leaders alarmed at increase in terror attacks
byBy Fredrick Nzwili Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya — Catholic leaders in Kenya are sounding an alarm after a terror attack killed three Americans…
Pope prays for dialogue as tensions mount between U.S., Iran
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayers for peace as tensions between the United States…
Newborns find ‘Safe Haven’ from abandonment through Florida volunteers
byBy Tom Tracy Catholic News Service MIAMI — Formerly an information technology business owner, Nick Silverio doesn’t sit still for long before thinking of…
Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general
byBy Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a…
Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Higgins from military archdiocese
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard B. Higgins, the episcopal vicar for veterans affairs…