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

While the timing of the grand jury decision involving the Michael Brown shooting remained uncertain, Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the ruling comes down with classes in session."We have our safety plan in place," said Addie Govero, the principal at Ble

The Catholic Church in Pakistan has presented a series of demands to the government, calling for a fair and thorough investigation into the beatings and burning of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran.In a so-called Charter of Demands sent to top government officials Nov. 17, ch

Students meet with members of Congress to advocate for human rights in Central America.

Archbishop Blase J.Cupich installed at Holy Name Cathedra

Caring for people with autism spectrum disorders is caring for families, said Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry."Autism spectrum disorders affect families, not just the person who has the illness," the archbishop told reporters at the

The Vatican has lifted its ban on the ordination of married men to the priesthood in Eastern Catholic churches outside their traditional territories, including in the United States, Canada and Australia.Pope Francis approved lifting the ban, also doing away with the provision that, in exceptional ca

A recently reassigned Vatican official has urged Pope Francis to take the issues of Communion for the divorced and remarried, cohabitation and same-sex marriage "off the table" for next year's Synod of Bishops.Addressing more than 300 delegates at the family and marriage conference in

A Maryland Catholic doctor who contracted the Ebola virus while working at a Methodist hospital in the West African nation of Sierra Leone died early Nov. 17 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha from the virus.Dr. Martin Salia, 44, was the third Ebola patient to be treated in Omaha, and the first pat