New book recounts pope’s vision for integral ecology
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In a new book featuring his conversations with Pope Francis, Italian environmental activist Carlo…
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USCCB urges Congress, White House to reach COVID-19 relief deal
WASHINGTON — A leader with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged Congress and the White House Sept. 8 to reach a deal…
Read MoreNo foreign trips for pope, but plenty of appointments
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While the COVID-19 pandemic has put the brakes on most foreign travel and many in-person…
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Pope will sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social,…
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Eviction moratorium seen as short-term fix causing long-term problems
By Bill Miller, Catholic News Service WINDSOR TERRACE, N.Y. — A moratorium on evictions in the U.S., announced Sept. 1 by President Donald Trump,…
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Sister McNamee, ‘one of the giants in Catholic education,’ dies at 89
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Sister Catherine McNamee, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and longtime Catholic educational leader, died Aug. 30…
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Home schooling is extension of regular life for Kansas family
By Karen Bonar, Catholic News Service BELOIT, Kan. — Home schooling was not something the Ring family in Beloit set out to do long…
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Visiting Lebanon, Cardinal Parolin emphasizes ‘You are not alone’
By Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service BEIRUT — Bringing a message of hope to Lebanon, a month after a double blast struck Beirut,…
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USCCB president urges special collection to aid disaster-stricken dioceses
Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has asked his fellow…
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Panelists say Father Tolton’s example offers path to racial justice
By Norma Montenegro Flynn, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Augustus Tolton, who in 1886 became the first identified Black priest ordained for the…
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