Students and teachers to see changes this school year
byArchdiocese of Louisville schools — which are all back in session as of this week — opened to some changes this school year. Students…
Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries
byWASHINGTON — About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday…
After shootings, faith leaders ask end to hate speech, urge gun control
byWASHINGTON — The bells at the Cathedral Guadalupe in the Diocese of Dallas rang 31 times the night of Aug. 7 for those killed…
With Venezuela in a free fall, its bishops call out the government
byBy Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Bishop José Trinidad Fernández has seen up close the downward spiral of his native Venezuela. The…
Pew survey shows majority of Catholics don’t believe in ‘Real Presence’
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in…
Tobin: Letter reminds priests Christ’s ‘joy, hope’ constantly ‘born anew’
byWASHINGTON — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, praised Pope Francis for his Aug. 4 letter to priests in which the pontiff…
Bishops urge end to hateful rhetoric that many see as factor in shootings
byWASHINGTON— Three U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen have called on the nation’s elected officials “to exert leadership in seeking to heal the wounds” of the…
Bishop: Shootings show ‘all communities are affected by racism’
byBy Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Three mass shooting incidents in the United States in the span of a week are now…
Women religious build bonds as they work together to assist immigrants
byBy Nuri Vallbona Catholic News Service SAN ANTONIO — Sister Pat Connolly threaded her way past dozens of families lining the third-floor halls of…
