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…
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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…
Help purify, restore relationships, pope tells judges at Vatican tribunal
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Concern for the salvation of souls is what guides the work of church tribunals and…
US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives
byBy Gina Christian, Kate Scanlon, OSV News U.S. Catholic bishops — joined by Pope Francis — are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation…
Trump order against youth gender transition hailed by US bishops’ family life head
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — In a move welcomed by the US bishops’ chair on family life, President Donald Trump Jan. 28…