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Pope to focus on values needed for peace, Colombian archbishop says
Pope Francis will help Colombians celebrate the official end of the country's 52-year civil war by urging the country to cultivate true peace, said Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas, a Colombian who serves as secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization.
In new book, pope upholds traditional marriage, need to help sinners
Published in French, the 417-page book, "Politique et Societe" ("Politics and Society") was to be released Sept. 6.
‘Hear the cry of the earth,’ pope and patriarch urge in ecology message
Environmental destruction is a sign of a "morally decaying scenario" in which too many people ignore or deny that, from the beginning, "God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the natural environment."
Wisconsin parish’s ministry helps seasonal workers build their faith
St. Joseph Parish uses the summer months to minister to the needs of seasonal migrant workers. A summer religious education program provides migrant families with the opportunity to receive the sacraments of initiation: first Communion and confirmation.
As diversity grows, parishes urged to address issue of racism
Educators working with children in Catholic schools and parishes are urging administrators, clergy and parents to discuss racism wherever possible. The U.S. Bishops have said there is an "urgent need" to address the topic.
New Ukrainian Catholic bishops in U.S. envision a missionary church
With the appointment of two new Ukrainian Catholic bishops in the United States, church leaders are hoping to reach out to church members in the diaspora.
Bishop Vasquez, agency leaders urge president to continue DACA
"A decision to end this program would turn our nation's back on immigrant youth who are seeking to reach their full God-given potential and fulfill the promise of gratefully giving back to the only country most have ever known," they wrote in a letter to the president sent Aug. 30.
Industry wants FCC to relax children’s TV regulations
The television industry has asked the Federal Communications Commission to relax -- if not outright get rid of -- regulations on children's TV. Advocates for children's TV are saying, "Not so fast."
Filipinos form coalition against Duterte’s ‘autocratic rule’
More than 400 people representing an array of organizations launched the Movement Against Tyranny at the Maryhill School of Theology in Quezon City Aug. 28, just days after more than 1,000 protesters joined the funeral march of a 17-year-old student killed by police.
Pope offers early new year greetings to world’s Jewish communities
UPDATED - Pope Francis praised the increasingly friendly and fruitful relations between the Catholic Church and Jewish leaders as he also wished the world's Jewish communities a happy Rosh Hashanah a few weeks early.