Cardinal DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Christians experience the pain of the family and friends of the victims “as if it were our own.”
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Persecution based on religious belief is unacceptable, pope says
Pope Francis called on the world community to do more to protect the Yezidi minority in Iraq and Syria.
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10 Catholic priests arrested in protests in Congo
“The church deplores the excessive use of force on demonstrators who were only armed with Bibles, rosaries and branches.”
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Cardinal Dolan praises House for voting to protect babies who survive abortion
“A child born alive following an abortion should receive the same degree of care to preserve her life and health as would be given to any other child born alive at the same gestational age,” said Cardinal Dolan of New York.
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Palestinian Christians slam Vice President Pence’s pro-Israel faith
Pence was in Jerusalem on Monday, expressing his full-throated support for Israel in a speech to parliament filled with biblical references.
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Pope Francis sends a message to Davos gathering: Protect our planet and defend human dignity
The annual meeting in Davos brought together people representing business, government, academia and media to discuss the theme, “Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World.”
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Pope Francis explains why he celebrated the airborne marriage of two flight attendants
“I judged they were prepared. They knew what they were doing.”
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In Holy Land, U.S. Hispanic bishops say building walls does no good
Bishop Elizondo was among 10 Hispanic U.S. bishops visiting the Holy Land to advocate for “bridges not walls.”
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Serving isolated parishes may mean ordaining married men, cardinal says
The issue is expected to come up in the 2019 special gathering of the Synod of Bishops to study questions related to the church’s pastoral work in the Amazon.
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Catholic bishops side with labor unions in Supreme Court case
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops are backing public sector unions in an upcoming Supreme Court case.