El Papa pide que no se impida la entrada de ayuda a Gaza y llama a la liberación de todos los rehenes
byCIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El Papa Francisco volvió a pedir la liberación de los rehenes secuestrados en Israel por militantes de Hamás y que…
Survey: Catholics aware of church’s social teaching but hear little on it in parishes, dioceses
byBy Kimberley Heatherington Catholic social teaching has widely been described as “the church’s best kept secret.” A recent report indicates that may still be…
Pope clears way for canonization of ‘Mama Antula’
byVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Maria Antonia de Paz Figueroa, an 18th-century consecrated lay…
‘Life is not an absolute’ — Panelists discuss end-of-life care
byDeath is part of life; we are all going to die. While we typically cannot plan the hour of our death, we can prepare…
Small Christian Communities, prominent in Asia, Latin America, seen as model for whole church
byBy Barb Fraze Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, several church leaders have referred to a new model of…
Initiative urges pope to write encyclical on nonviolence; patriarch cites ‘horrors’ of war
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves ROME — Amid wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, the Catholic Church needs to speak…
Sister of Charity of Nazareth Margaret Rodericks dies at 86
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Margaret Rodericks died Oct. 21 in Nazareth, Ky. She was 86 and had been an SCN for 60 years….
Gaza Catholic parish mourns fellow Christians killed in blast at Greek Orthodox complex
byBy Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — For Mother María del Pilar Llerena Vargas, “it was an image that will be very difficult to erase.” The…
Epiphany Church collecting coats for annual Black Friday giveaway
byEpiphany Church, 914 Old Harrods Creek Road, is collecting new and gently used winter coats through Nov. 24 for the 13th annual Free Coat…
As synod winds down, members urged to sow patience
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work…