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The largest Roman Catholic geographical district in Brazil, located deep in the Amazon along the Xingu River, has more than 800 Catholic congregations but only 27 priests.Bishop Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu (pronounced Shin-goo), has argued that the situation calls for drastic measures. In April

Catholic aid workers and clergy are finding that life and coexistence are becoming increasingly difficult in Jerusalem as tensions simmer and violence between Israelis and Palestinians mount with no end in sight.Acts of violence, seemingly one retaliatory measure after another, have occurred since J

Francis warns of the threat of ‘state terrorism,’ which kills terrorists and innocents alike.

The 77-year-old grandson of European immigrants to Argentina, Pope Francis urged the European Parliament to value the continent's faiths and recuperate a sense of responsibility for the common good to rejuvenate Europe's social, political and economic life."In many quarters we encounter

Like so many others last night, the congregants at West Side Missionary Baptist Church were glued to televisions as a grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case was announced.One woman sobbed in her chair as she learned that police Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the fatal shooting

It will be several months, at least, before anyone can apply to take advantage of immigration policy changes announced by President Barack Obama Nov. 20.Some aspects will go through the federal rule-making process, which requires a formal advertising and comment period that could take a year or more

A new youth Bible set to hit bookstores this January contains illustrations depicting Jesus as an African-American.The African American Youth Bible, modeled after the Catholic Youth Bible contains commentaries, footnotes and artwork geared toward educating young African-Americans about Scripture.The

Several arrested after breaching border fence

Dr. Martin Salia, the Maryland Catholic doctor who died Nov. 17 after contracting the Ebola virus while serving in his native Sierra Leone, was remembered by his family and parish priest as a man who loved God and who loved to serve others."Dr. Salia lived the Gospel," said Father Rick Gan