Cardinal-designate Gregory thanks pope ‘with grateful, humble heart’
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with…
UPDATE: Judiciary Committee votes to send Barrett nomination to full Senate
byCatholic News Service WASHINGTON — The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the…
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D….
A final spar outlines differences between Trump, Biden before election
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The final debate in the 2020 presidential race ended with topics important to the church in…
‘Catholics are like the leaven in the loaf’ of U.N.’s work, says Glendon
byBy Beth Griffin, Catholic News Service RYE, N.Y. — The pillars of the United Nations overlap the tenets of Catholic social teaching and from…
Judges again block Trump’s efforts to keep unauthorized immigrants out of census
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — For the second time this fall, a panel of three federal judges said President Donald Trump…
Raised in Buddhist Vietnam, nuns share who inspired their vocations
byBy Joachim Pham, Catholic News Service HUE, Vietnam — Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province is predominantly Buddhist, but Catholic sisters who work there inspire…
Cardinal Dolan calls for ‘the shield of faith’ to protect Armenian Christians
byBy Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York called for “the shield of faith” to protect Armenian…
As election nears, ‘split’ Catholic voters try to find dialogue amid rancor
byBy Rhina Guidos, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Both are Catholic, but their views couldn’t have been more different. One woman said she was…
Bishops: Pope’s civil union remarks won’t change teaching on marriage
byBy Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Pope Francis’ expression of openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay…