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Dominican Sister Donna Markham has been chosen to succeed Father Larry Snyder as the new president of Catholic Charities USA.The announcement was made Jan. 12 at Catholic Charities headquarters in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington.Sister Donna becomes the first woman to lead Catholic Charities, whi

Pope Francis thanked Catholics worldwide for helping people in Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake, but said "there is still much work left to do."Marking the fifth anniversary of the magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed large parts of Haiti Jan. 12, 2010, the pope met with intern

The numbers don't lie. Once again, there are more Catholics in Congress than members of any other religious denomination. And the numbers stay strong term after term.Even though Catholics account for only about 22 percent of the U.S. population—admittedly the largest body of religious beli

A Catholic official warned that funding will soon run out to feed and house thousands of Iraqi Christians sheltering in Jordan after being made homeless by Islamic State militants.Syriac Catholic Father Noor Alqasmosa, who is charged with helping the refugees, told Catholic News Service that the fun

Clergy and cops say personal relationships are key to improving community interactions

A major hurdle to sainthood has been removed.

Nominees nudge numbers toward greater representation

Nation’s first cardinal recognized for work with ethnic groups

A day after a federal judge's Jan. 5 ruling struck down the state's ban of same-sex marriage, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski sent a letter to archdiocesan employees stressing that they need to "understand the church's position" on this issue.Along with the letter, which he s