Special Mass remembers people lost to substance abuse and overdose
byMelody Lickliter lost her daughter Hannah Hayes, a mother of three, less than a year ago. Her grief is still fresh. “She was named…
How to celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes
byFeast day: February 11 In 1858, Jesus’ mother Mary appeared to a poor 13-year-old girl from Lourdes, France named Bernadette. Bernadette was outside gathering…
Consecrated men and women spread Christ’s light, says jubilarian
byFifty-two men and women religious were honored during a Mass celebrating the World Day for Consecrated Life Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation…
Papa Francisco: La presentación en el templo nos muestra cómo Dios vive entre nosotros
byPor Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La presentación de Jesús en el templo de Jerusalén muestra que la cercanía de…
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…
Mientras aumentan las deportaciones masivas, el clero católico y las religiosas se movilizan en favor de los inmigrantes
byPor Gina Christian, OSV News FILADELFIA — El clero y los religiosos continúan hablando en contra de las órdenes ejecutivas de la administración Trump…
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…