News
Learn to know Jesus’ voice by reading the Bible, pope says
To know and follow Jesus, a Christian must read the Bible and learn to pray with it, allowing the Holy Spirit to help one understand it and put it into practice, Pope Francis said.
Priest kidnapped in Yemen pleads for help in video message
The video was posted on YouTube by the news site Aden Time May 8; the heavily bearded and very thin Father Uzhunnalil is shown seated with a cardboard sign in his lap with the date April 15, 2017.
USCCB communications restructuring shifts focus from print to digital
"It's an exercise in enculturation," said James Rogers, USCCB chief communications officer. "If you're going to evangelize, you need to reach people where they are."
Mexican bishops call for action on missing persons, mass graves
Many of those graves have been discovered by desperate family members acting on their own and without the assistance of the authorities, who are often accused of showing disinterest in finding the disappeared.
Jesuits to return 525 acres of South Dakota land to Rosebud Sioux
The property had been given by the U.S. government to the Jesuits in the 1880s for churches and cemeteries, most of which became unnecessary when people were moved off the prairie onto cluster housing.
New York center reaches people ‘about the genius of Catholicism’
Theater is the lingua franca of New York City and the Catholic Church has used art in myriad forms through the centuries to spread the message of the Gospels.
Head of French bishops welcomes Macron’s election
Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille said that French Catholics had also been left "divided like the rest of French society" and said he counted on Macron and his new government "being able to function."
Relics of saintly Padre Pio draw faithful to Phila. cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul was the first stop on an American tour of relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Faithful from across the region venerated some remains of the Capuchin friar.
Couples reflect on secret to long and happy marriage
Compromise is key to a successful marriage, along with prayer and patience. That was the consensus at the Mass for couples celebrating their wedding anniversaries May 6 in a packed cathedral.
Missouri parish extends charity through high ground
The record-breaking storms, stretching from Texas to Michigan, are said to have left at least 20 dead in a mix of incidents involving flooding and tornadoes.