News
Vatican forum calls for church, world to heed women’s voices
Women and men from around the globe gathered for an event inside Vatican City that celebrated and encouraged the need for women's voices to be heard in the church and in the world.
U.S.-Holy See ties won’t change with Trump, U.S. diplomat says
Despite opposing views on some issues, the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See will still look for common ground on global issues, the interim leader of the embassy said.
Guatemalan bishop suggests human rights be guaranteed in new U.N. treaty
Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of Huehuetenango, Guatemala, has urged governments to ensure human rights are given priority in trade and investment by big companies when a U.N. treaty is developed this fall.
Catholic leaders react to House bill to repeal, replace health care law
UPDATED - Calling health care "a vital concern for nearly every person in the country," the U.S. Catholic bishops said March 8 they will be reviewing closely a measure introduced in the House March 6 to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
In Arkansas, eight executions set for April; bill filed to end practice
Arkansas, which has not executed anyone in more than 12 years, plans to execute eight death-row inmates in a period of 10 days this April before one of the state's lethal injection drugs expires.
Arkansas parishioners actively support blessing boxes to aid the needy
The 600-family parish hasn't operated a food pantry but saw the unmanned "pantry" as a good alternative.
El Salvador hopes for a miracle and another saint-in-waiting
El Salvador's Catholic Church circles swirl these days with news about a possible miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Oscar Romero. There's also the yearning that the momentum will help the beatification cause of his martyred Jesuit friend, Father Rutilio Grande.
Prayer service for immigrants, refugees set for cathedral
Archbishop Chaput will lead the Liturgy of the Word in prayerful support of immigrants March 19 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia.
Nuns team up with Caritas to help malnourished Venezuelan children
The clinics -- called Survey System for Monitoring, Alerting, and Attending to Health and Nutrition, or SAMAN in Spanish, are designed to collect and monitor statistics and help malnourished children.
Talks for young adults look at love, responsibility, sexuality
The first in a five-week series for singles and couples in their 20s and 30s is examining St. John Paul II's teachings on Thursday nights at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.