Ombudsman. Unfortunately, the word doesn’t translate neatly from Swedish. About as close as I can get in English is “advocate.” But that doesn’t quite…
By Rhina Guidos Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif., asked people to “invest” in being good neighbors and help restore peace after six people…
MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic priest in the Philippines was found unconscious and tied up in his car after being reported missing two days…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. — The bourbon capital of the world shares its home with the historic Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, and although distilled spirits…
By David Agren Nicaragua has approved a law increasing government control over educational institutions and stripping funds from Jesuit-run Central American University, which has…
By Junno Arocho Esteves GOZO, Malta — Malta’s great spiritual and pastoral traditions must serve as a road map to the future for the…
By Barb Fraze WASHINGTON — The president of Caritas Ukraine is an American citizen — the daughter of Ukrainian refugees — and yet she…
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Angela Chit Htwe knew the only thing she could do was pray after tornadoes killed several…
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Expressing “sorrow and shame” for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in…
Ken and Margie Layman, members of St. Peter the Apostle Church, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary April 3. Mrs. Layman, the former Margaret…