The trip showcased some of the factors driving migration in recent years, including violence, poverty and a loss of hope...
Praying for our priests+
Remember a diocesan priest and seminarian each day with special calendar.
Hope comes from noticing God at work even in small things, pope says+
"Even in the most infertile soil, with God there is always the hope of new sprouts."
Ascension offers digital events to help Catholics celebrate Corpus Christi+
This post-pandemic period offers a chance for Catholics to reacquaint themselves with their Sunday Mass "routine," which was lost for...
New species of screech owl in Amazon named after Sister Dorothy Stang+
Sister Stang was assassinated in 2005 in Anapu, Brazil, while fighting for the Amazon forest and its people.
German churches pray, provide aid as European flooding death toll climbs+
In a visit to the region July 18, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the catastrophe the worst natural disaster in the country in 60 years.
Advocates: Ruling against DACA must push Congress to act+
"This ruling is simply the most recent development in a long list of events warranting action by Congress."
Installation of Wilmington’s new bishop begins ‘new era’ for diocese+
The episcopal ordination of Bishop William Koenig-- the first in the diocese since 1897 -- attracted not only the faithful of the diocese, but also a large number of the U.S. church hierarchy.
Cuban American bishops express solidarity, call for humanitarian aid+
As Cubans and as bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States, they have been mindful of "the constant suffering and frustration of our brothers and sisters on the Island."
Religion census uses data gathered from 500,000 people in seven-year period+
The median age of all Americans is 47, but for white Catholics it's 54 -- topped only by white evangelical Protestants at 56. The median age of Hispanic Catholics rose from 39 in 2013 to 42 in 2020.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital+
The pope was expected to stay in the hospital for a week after the surgery, barring complications.
Really getting to know Jesus should lead to amazement, pope says+
"God became concrete in a man, Jesus of Nazareth, he became a companion on the way, he made himself one of us."
Next term: Court to take up religious schools, rejects wedding florist+
The day after issuing its final opinions for the current term, the Supreme Court announced it was taking up one religious rights case and rejecting another for its next term.
Miami Catholic parish says 10 of its families still missing after collapse+
'Keep your hearts open so you will be able to feel and experience, in the midst of grief, the healing presence of the Lord.'
The beautiful hungry caterpillar+
‘Kindness matters. Laughter is essential. Caring for each other is everything.’