Affordable child care key component of post-Roe response, advocates say
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — Affordable child care must be a core component of a post-Roe response from the Church, advocates at the Catholic…
‘Él es la única esperanza que tenemos’, dicen refugiados en Sudán del Sur sobre la visita del Papa Francisco
byPor Tonny Onyuolo KAMPALA, Uganda — El Papa Francisco partirá hacia el continente africano el 31 de enero para un viaje apostólico histórico y…
Pope arrives in Congo after praying on flight for migrants
byBy Cindy Wooden KINSHASA, Congo — After flying across the equator, Pope Francis was welcomed warmly — in every sense — to Congo, where…
U.S.-born priest to lead Vatican body overseeing selection of world’s bishops
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has chosen Chicago-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, to succeed Canadian Cardinal Ouellet as…
Papa: Los cristianos en sociedades prósperas deben combatir la ‘cultura del descarte’
byPor Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Los cristianos deben combatir la cultura predominante del despilfarro haciéndose pobres en espíritu, dijo el Papa Francisco. Antes…
Scouts, leaders receive religious awards
byThe Catholic Committee on Scouting honored nearly 100 Scouts and adult leaders during its annual Prayer Service and Emblem Presentation at the Cathedral of…
Pope Benedict XVI suffered from insomnia, exhaustion, which led to his resignation, papal biographer says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves ROME — Pope Benedict XVI’s biographer revealed that the late pontiff for years suffered from insomnia and exhaustion, which ultimately…
Sister Marita Pozek, a teacher, dies at 98
bySister of Charity of Nazareth Marita Pozek died Jan. 19 in Nazareth, Ky. She was 98 and in her 74th year of religious life….
Church called to address stigma associated with mental illness, advocates say
byBy Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — The church is called to address taboos associated with mental illness both within society and within its own ranks,…
La Iglesia está llamada a abordar el estigma asociado con la enfermedad mental
byPor Kate Scanlon WASHINGTON — La Iglesia está llamada a abordar los tabúes asociados con las enfermedades mentales tanto dentro de la sociedad como…