President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town to resume their family tradition of spending the holiday on tiny Nantucket Island.
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After Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, faith leaders call for healing
“During times like these with severe division among people and the potential for social unrest, it is important for us to remember Jesus’ commandment to love one another,” Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki said.
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Pope Francis prays for the victims of deadly Waukesha Christmas parade attack
The pope “joins you in asking the Lord to bestow upon everyone the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence and overcomes evil with good,” said the message released Nov. 23.
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‘I just want to follow Jesus, and it’s not possible here’: New book uncovers abuse within women’s religious communities
“I can’t live in this situation anymore and I’m afraid of destroying my physical, psychological and spiritual health,” Sister Aleksandra says in “Veil of Silence,” by Salvatore Cernuzio.
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Wisconsin parishes pray for 5 killed and dozens injured, including a priest, after SUV plows through Christmas parade
“Among the injured are one of our Catholic priests, as well as multiple parishioners and Waukesha Catholic school children,” Sandra Peterson, communication director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said.
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‘He left in peace’: Trappist monk, last survivor of the Algerian monastery massacre, dies at 97
Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher died 10 minutes after receiving the anointing of the sick at the start of a Mass for the feast of Christ of the King.
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Pope Francis speaks at Christmas music contest: The birth of Christ is the ‘quintessential feast of compassion’
With Advent coming during an ongoing pandemic, Christians are called to hold on to hope and foster a season of compassion and tenderness, Pope Francis said.
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Sister Helen Prejean and Archbishop Coakley applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence
“We are grateful that the governor has prevented an irreparable mistake.”
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U.S. bishops launch 3-year eucharistic revival
At their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops approved a three-year eucharistic revival that will culminate with the National Eucharistic Congress 2024 in Indianapolis.
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Pope Francis’ comments should be included as evidence in Vatican trial, defense says
At the trial’s fourth session Nov. 17, defense lawyer Luigi Panella argued that conversations between the prosecution and Pope Francis regarding the case should be included in the evidence.