Warm welcome, hot tickets: Sisters help U.S. visitors see the pope
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service ROME — Smiles, laughter, prayer and strategizing abound at the Bishops’ Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican….
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Former CRS chief: USAID closure ‘could actually cause death’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Amid ongoing uncertainty about the future of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the former head of…
Human trafficking is a disgrace, pope says on eve of world day of prayer
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The fight against human trafficking requires a global response and coordinated efforts at every level,…
Black Catholics are determined to stay, rebuild in community ravaged by wildfires
byBy Natalie Romano, OSV News ALTADENA, Calif. — As a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s gospel choir, Trena Spurlock has sung the hymn…
Pope: Nicene Creed unites Christians, overcoming division through faith
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith — it is a powerful…
Panel: Will new budget priorities and tax policies help or hurt the poor?
byBy Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News Budgets, it has been said, are moral documents. By examining what they include and exclude — fund and don’t…
Pope will prepare papal document to help church promote children’s rights
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was…
Presentation in the temple shows how God lives among us, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The presentation of Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem shows that God’s closeness to humanity…
Religious poverty, chastity, obedience are signs of hope, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The way consecrated women and men live their vows of poverty, chastity and obedience can…
Audited financials show claims the church profits from refugee work ‘just wrong’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Claims that the U.S. bishops’ conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations…