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….
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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…
Young adults at FOCUS summit urged to help others live their faith
byBy Kirsten Bublitz Catholic News Service PHOENIX — Young adult Catholics can lead others to God through their actions and daily experiences, a priest…
Ecological sin: Idea of updating catechism sparks debate
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ announcement that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to…
‘A victory for women is a victory for humanity,’ pope says on Marian feast
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The world will not know peace unless there is an end to violence against women,…
Maltese cardinal, patristic scholar, dies at 94
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Maltese Cardinal Prosper Grech, an Augustinian priest and expert on the fathers of the early…