Federal judge issues Good Friday ruling suspending FDA approval of abortion pill
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas ruled April 7 to suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a…
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Pope prays that Easter joy would break through gloom of sin, war, strife
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow…
Catholic groups back U.N. request for international court to act on climate change
byBy James Martone UNITED NATIONS — Various Catholic groups praised a United Nations’ resolution that calls on the International Court of Justice to outline…
Pope says using Tinder is ‘normal,’ talks inclusivity in Disney documentary
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Wanting to meet potential partners through dating apps like Tinder is “normal,” and the church’s teaching on sex…
Catholics can help guard against anti-Judaism during Holy Week, say experts
byBy Gina Christian Catholics need to help guard against anti-Jewish interpretations of Christ’s passion, particularly during Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum, said experts…
Pope tells priests: Be agents of harmony, not division
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Priests “anointed” by the Holy Spirit should be authentic agents of harmony rather than “instruments of division,” Pope…
Pope says be close to those ‘abandoned’ like Christ: unborn, migrants
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — The unborn, migrants, the elderly and the disabled are “living icons” of Jesus that call Christians to draw…
Prison ministries bring hope and light of Christ to those ‘doing time’
byBy Robert Alan Glover “For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners,” the psalmist says, and…
Catholics turn to prayer, action in wake of deadly tornadoes’ death and destruction across US
byBy Gina Christian Catholics turned to prayer and then action in the wake of tornadoes that carved a deadly path of destruction through the…
Poland remembers, defends JPII 18 years after his death
byBy Paulina Guzik KRAKOW, Poland — Eighteen years after the death of St. John Paul II April 2, 2005, his native Poland remembered him…