Francis is not planning to allow "Laudato Si'" to suffer fate of other papal documents

On hand for the historic opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington today was Catholic New Service correspondent nbsp Rhina Guidos She writes nbsp For the first time since Dwight D Eisenhower was president the Cuban flag today flew over its embassy in the capital of the United States In 1961 th

Workers can “voluntarily” surrender their right to 24 hours off after six days of work.

He will challenge the world’s leading capitalist power.

In an address that is likely to raise at least eyebrows in economic and political power corridors around the world Pope Francis will speak this evening before the nbsp World Meeting of Popular Movements Vaticanistas expect Pope Francis to expound on some of the themes of his recent encyclical quo

Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, took “Laudato Si’” on the road, presenting the “green encyclical” from Pope Francis to a packed audience during a special conference at the United Nations on June 30. Cardinal Turkson tol

Cardinal Peter Turkson President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace took ldquo Laudato Si rsquo rdquo on the road presenting the ldquo green encyclical rdquo from Pope Francis to a packed audience during a special conference at the United Nations on June 30 nbsp Turkson told hi

It will probably come as no surprise that this morning rsquo s Supreme Court decision was not exactly welcomed by representatives of the U S bishops rsquo conference Its president Archbishop Joseph Kurtz described the Obergefell v Hodges decision as a ldquo tragic error rdquo and other reactio

Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called today 39 s Supreme Court decision interpreting the U S Constitution to require all states to license and recognize same-sex marriage quot a tragic error rdquo Jesus Christ with great

Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic church in Charleston, S.C. The rampage on June 17 claimed the lives of nine people. Once again the nation faced the grim, inexplicable spectacle of a mass