German Catholics will bless same-sex unions at about 100 different services all over the country this week.
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Rachel Zoll, AP religion writer who covered papal transition and sex abuse scandal, dead at 55
Zoll covered religion in all its aspects, from the spiritual to the political, and her stories reached a global audience.
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Vatican cardinal: Denying Communion is up to individual bishops
Decisions about administering the Eucharist rest solely on the bishop giving the sacrament, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
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Pope Francis: God does not distinguish between natives and foreigners
Pope Francis on Thursday denounced “aggressive” nationalism that rejects migrants, and said Catholics should follow the Gospel-mandated call for a welcoming church that doesn’t distinguish between “natives and foreigners, residents and guests.”
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Pope Francis will soon institute the formal ‘ministry of catechist’
While millions of laypeople around the world are recognized as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the “ministry of catechist.”
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Catholic nuns working to address mental health needs? There’s an app for that.
An app developed by Catholic Extension helps sisters to address the spiritual and mental health needs of Latino immigrants in their neighborhoods.
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Should children get the Covid-19 vaccine? A Catholic doctor weighs in.
Vaccines for children are now getting attention — with questions about when will they be available, if they are necessary to end the pandemic and if Catholic parents should inoculate their children.
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‘Be holy. Be original.’ Pope Francis gives advice to altar servers
Being an altar server should be a “profession of faith” to the entire parish community, Pope Francis told young men and women participating in Portugal’s annual altar server pilgrimage to Fatima.
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Archbishop Cordileone in new pastoral letter: Those who reject teaching on abortion should not receive Communion
A pastoral letter issued May 1 by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone focuses on the unborn, Communion and Catholics in public life.
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Catholic parishes in Germany to include gay and lesbian couples in planned ‘blessing services for lovers’
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.