Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal John Tong Hon as bishop of Hong Kong. Coadjutor Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, 70, succeeds the cardinal as head of the diocese.
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Pope Francis taps member of order known for poverty as rector of Rome’s seminary
Many of the Little Brothers of Jesus, including Francis’ choice to head Rome’s seminary, are manual laborers, who strive simply to be a presence of friendship and solidarity with their co-workers and neighbors.
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Sandwiches for homeless changing lives of recipients and parishioners alike
Holy Name Catholic Church is not only changing the lives of those in need, but its parishioners as well.
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Cardinal says Venezuela must take blame for 10 election-related deaths
“The bishops are unanimous in their rejection of this new assembly, and we are asking the government to reconsider,” Cardinal Urosa told Venezuela news station Globovision the day before the vote.
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‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood
Year after year, the slain priest’s childhood church celebrates a special anniversary Mass remembering the sacrifice Rev. Stanley Francis Rother made to serve Mayan descendants in a poor, mountain village 50 miles west of Guatemala City.
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Venezuela defiant as U.S. moves to sanction oil industry
Electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling party with virtually unlimited powers—a figure widely disputed by independent analysts.
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Knights of Malta: Rescuing refugees stranded at sea is a ‘mission’
ROME (CNS)—While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta’s Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation. Those who believe that rescuing countless refugees who escape war, hunger and persecution only encourages more people to make the treacherous […]
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Pope Francis leads prayers for victims of ‘perverse plague’ of human trafficking
Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life.
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Charlie Gard dies after sparking a global debate on the ethics of life and death
Charlie Gard died on Friday, July 28 after his parents gave up a protracted legal battle with a London hospital over whether he could be successfully treated in the United States for a rare genetic condition.
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Charlie Gard’s parents to find out where and when he will die
The judge in the case could rule that 11-month-old Charlie should be moved from a London hospital to a hospice and his life-support machines will be turned off shortly afterward unless his parents come up with alternative arrangements acceptable to the High Court.