Pope opens Missionary Month with call to share joy, hope, talents
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts he has…
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Woman says vow not to ‘deny Jesus’ was motivation in campus freedom fight
byBy Sam Lucero Catholic News Service GREEN BAY, Wis. — As long as she can remember, Polly Olsen, 29, said she has handed out…
Northern Ireland Christian leaders: People weren’t consulted on abortion
byMANCHESTER, England — Church leaders in Northern Ireland encouraged their political parties to quickly re-establish their self-governing institutions to stop the British government from…
After faith leaders’ border visit, the resolve to help migrants grows
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service HATCH, N.M. — A group of U.S. Catholic bishops, along with a Vatican representative and other priests, celebrated…
Commitment to fighting climate change still weak, pope says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY The international community must ramp up its efforts if it expects to mitigate the negative…
Indiana launches investigation after discovery of aborted fetal remains
byBy Natalie Hoefer Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The story of 2,246 aborted fetal remains found at the Illinois home of late abortion…
Pew survey looks at public’s level of confidence in nation’s leaders
byBy Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A new Pew Research Center report examines public confidence in groups of people who hold positions of power and…
Catholic school students mix faith and activism at climate change rally
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A few hundred Catholic school students from the Washington Archdiocese took their cue, literally, from Pope Francis…
Central American, Mexican bishops urge more help for migrants
byBy David Agren Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — Bishops from Central America and southern Mexico called on Catholics to better accompany migrants heading…
Religious shareholders press their case on gun manufacturers, retailers
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The desire for action on preventing more gun violence may face hurdles in Congress, but those…