The voices of the Parkland shooting survivors “should ring in our ears,” the bishops said.
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Cardinal Kasper: Quit throwing around the word ‘heretic’
Cardinal Kasper rejected claims from some Catholics who accuse Pope Francis of undermining church teaching on marriage.
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Religious sisters convince Midwest utilities’ company to take action on climate change.
“It’s up to shareholders to put before corporations how important it is to work on less emissions.”
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Pope Francis pays tribute to nurse who saved his life
“I thank her and I want you to know her name: Sister Cornelia Caraglio.”
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Update: Immigrants, advocates navigating post-DACA-deadline landscape
In the January shutdown, Democratic lawmakers backed down on their threat to keep the government closed until a DACA deal was reached. ment funded through March 23 was overshadowed by the $1 trillion spending package of which it was a part.
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Cardinal Pell hearing on sex abuse charges begins in Australian court
Pell’s lawyers told the court that the cardinal plans to formally plead not guilty.
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Cardinal Wuerl urges parishes to implement ‘Amoris Laetitia’
“The rule to follow in all cases,” the reflection says of family ministry, “is the love and mercy of the Lord.”
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Pope visits group home for women prisoners with small children
The pope left chocolate eggs as gifts during his surprise visit to Casa di Leda, a group home for incarcerated women with small children.
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Broader representation of women in church is a process, cardinal says
Some dicasteries once led by cardinals are now led by bishops and priests and, thus, pave the way for more participation by laypeople, especially women, in church decisions, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa.
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Pope wants canonization of slain Jesuit to move forward, ambassador says
Father Grande was known as a champion of the poor and the oppressed at a time when El Salvador was on the threshold of a civil war, a war that eventually killed over 70,000 people.