USCCB official sees enthusiasm building for WYD 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal
byBy Tom Tracy Much has changed in the world since the seminal World Youth Day 1993 event in Denver put the event firmly on…
By Tom Tracy Much has changed in the world since the seminal World Youth Day 1993 event in Denver put the event firmly on…
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Marking the six-month anniversary of the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for…
BEIJING — Two state-sponsored church bodies in China have elected new leaders, who promised to invigorate the Catholic faithful pastorally in line with the…
By David Agren Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for “open…
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are facing a severe water shortage during the heat of the summer months because Israel will not…
UVALDE, Texas — Thanks to tuition help from Catholic Extension, children who were wounded in the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde can…
BALTIMORE — A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ overseas relief and development agency, must…
By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — A center that began with a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has become the go-to place…
By Carolee McGrath EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — Police are investigating vandalism at a western Massachusetts pregnancy center that provides women facing a crisis pregnancy with…
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he is doing everything he can for Ukraine, saying the world was witnessing “cruelty.” In…