News
Internet access protections called critical to faith community
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Communications has urged the Trump administration to keep current net neutrality rules in place. A roll back could force nonprofits "to pay fees to ensure that our high-bandwidth content receives fair treatment," he said.
New video series supports youth leaders who ‘accompany’ teens
The Office of Faith Formation and Discipleship of the Archdiocese of Atlanta has launched the first video training series based on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' framework for youth ministry.
Wars, violent conflicts main drivers of human trafficking, says nuncio
As long as wars and conflicts rage, "trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation, forced labor and similar crimes will continue to flourish," said the Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations.
U.S., Mexico Catholic bishops meet to renew their ‘Alta-Baja’ friendship
Three archbishops and nine bishops representing at least 13 million Catholics from Sacramento to the Mexican coastal city of Ensenada have resurrected their "Alta-Baja" friendship, paving the way to potentially working together in the future.
Congo’s bishops ask Kabila to declare he will not run for president again
The bishops reminded Kabila that he was the "guarantor of the constitution." Although Congo's constitution does not allow Kabila to run for a third term, many people fear he will try to do so.
On Giving Tuesday, two Catholic charities lead call for generosity
After the shopping spree of Black Friday, the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia is urging consumers to donate to worthy causes today. Among them locally are Mother of Mercy House and St. Edmond's Home for Children.
Bishops from Europe, Africa urge summit to help migrants, young people
Catholic bishops from Europe and Africa urged an upcoming intercontinental summit to launch a "human dignity initiative" to help migrants and refugees and shelter young people against "conflict, corruption and climate change."
Respect the rights of all groups, pope tells Myanmar’s leaders
The plight of the ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state was front and center in speeches by Pope Francis and Aung San Suu Kyi, but neither publicly used the word Rohingya.
Uniformity is greater threat to culture than differences are, pope says
In a small, informal meeting with a variety of religious leaders, Pope Francis went to the heart of his message for Myanmar: unity, not uniformity, is the secret to peace.
Funeral Mass celebrated in Texas for Border Patrol agent
A funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in El Paso for Rogelio Martinez, the Border Patrol officer who died of injuries to his head and elsewhere on his body.