Pope Francis prepares for September trip to Asia
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet with young people, the marginalized, government officials, bishops, priests, religious and…
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Vatican sees slight increase in donations to pope’s charity fund
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Donations to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia…
Words matter: Vatican publishes ‘lexicon’ on end-of-life issues to aid debate
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Public debate on end-of-life issues seems more widespread every time states and nations consider new…
Women religious empower, educate exploited tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka
byBy Thomas Scaria, OSV News PUSSELLAWA, Sri Lanka — Behind every cup of world-famous Ceylon tea, there is a story of exploitation and bonded…
Love for Christ calls father and son to ordained ministry in Indianapolis Archdiocese
byBy Sean Gallagher, OSV News INDIANAPOLIS — This spring Deacon Tom Hosty and his son Liam made history, becoming the first father and son…
CRS calls House version of foreign spending bill ‘inconsistent’ with US ‘values, interests’
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — Catholic Relief Services, the international relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., criticized…
Pilgrimage called ‘an amazing witness of processing all across America with Jesus’
byBy Todd Habinger, OSV News NORTONVILLE, Kan. — Five-year-old Hannah Lock had lots of questions about the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that passed through Nortonville…
Buenos Aires parish serves under Argentine pope’s rule: ‘poor church for the poor’
byBy Michael Kelly, OSV News BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In his native Argentina, Pope Francis’ vision of “a poor church, for the poor” is…
Judge says effort to shut down Catholic ministry to migrants violates Texas’ religious freedom act
byBy Kate Scanlon A state judge July 2 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to shut down Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas,…
Pope praises release of two Ukrainian priests from Russian captivity
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed in thanksgiving for the release of two Ukrainian Catholic priests who were…