When Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago received the pallium on his shoulders Aug. 23, he did so in a demonstration of unity that he said extended from the people in the pews to the bishops who joined him in the sanctuary to Pope Francis.He was invested with the pallium by Archbishop Carlo Maria

"The jubilee...serves as an economic clean slate that mirrors the forgiveness and new beginning proclaimed in the Gospels."

Catholic aid agencies having been using various counseling techniques, even a live clown and puppets, to help the Gaza Strip's children overcome the trauma of lost loved ones and homes in the year since the cease-fire ended the conflict.

"It was like a war zone. No sign of life," said now-retired New Orleans Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes.

Order requires release of children in for-profit detention centers "without unnecessary delay"

While calling for global carbon emissions cuts, Kenya’s National Council of Churches has launched a multifaith campaign to lobby governments, industries and multilateral agencies to agree on a binding treaty at the U.N. climate change talks in Paris later this year.