El Papa reza por la guerra en Tierra Santa y por una explosión en Filipinas
byPor Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El fin del acuerdo de la tregua temporal entre Israel y Hamás “significa muerte, destrucción y miseria”,…
Laudato Si’ leader to present workshop
by“Acting Locally to Sustain Our Earthly Home,” is the title of a three-hour workshop scheduled to take place at Epiphany Church, 914 Old Harrods…
Humanity must build alliances supporting peace, creation, pope says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The world needs people to build alliances that are not against others, but are in favor of everyone,…
Fighting in Holy Land, bombing in Philippines prompt papal prayers
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The end of the temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas “means death, destruction, misery,” Pope Francis said….
El Papa sugiere mantener el corazón vigilante en Adviento por medio de la caridad y la confesión
byPor Cindy Wooden CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — La llamada a la “vigilancia” en Adviento no significa permanecer despiertos y vigilantes por miedo, sino más…
On ‘goodwill tour’ to Nigeria, Kentucky bishop finds packed Masses, vibrant vocations
byBy Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OWENSBORO, Ky. — By the time he set off on his 16-day trip to Nigeria in October, Bishop William F….
Report: Fewer states use capital punishment, but more prisoners executed in 2023
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — Just five states — Texas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama — carried out executions in 2023, while a majority…
No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The only way to carry out the new evangelization called for by Pope Francis is to adopt the…
Editorial – Take heart, goodness abounds
byLife can change in an instant. We all know that. One second our lives are rolling along in a normal state — whether that…
Canon law must be part of church’s mission of mercy, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — All the Catholic Church’s structures, including tribunals and faculties of canon law, must undergo a “pastoral and missionary…