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Catholic college dedicates sacred space as place for all faiths to pray
It provides a place of prayer for students, faculty and staff members who might have otherwise sought out the rare, vacant classroom for prayer at the Catholic college.
‘We stand with you and we love you,’ Portland archbishop tells immigrants
During the Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the archbishop then called on all Catholics in western Oregon to condemn racial bigotry and hatred.
Faith and diplomacy: Hackett reflects on role as U.S. envoy to Vatican
For diplomats from around the world, the Vatican is known as a prime "listening post," and what Hackett is listening to a lot these days are questions about what President-elect Donald Trump has in store.
When God shows a new way, devil sows doubt, pope says
God may show a new road along the journey but doubts over whether it is orthodox or heretical can creep in, Pope Francis said. Even amidst doubt, if people take tiny first steps, "God will do the rest," the pope said.
After a year of setbacks, uncertainty looms for immigrants in 2017
With a president-elect who made campaign promises to form "deportation forces" and remove 11 million immigrants, many are facing 2017 with trepidation.
Corruption is cancer to health industry, pope tells hospital staffers
Corrupt business practices that seek to profit from the sick and the dying are a cancer to hospitals entrusted with the care of the most vulnerable, especially children, Pope Francis said.
Refugees, migration a front-burner topic throughout 2016
Estimates this year placed the number of immigrants worldwide at 65 million -- 21 million of them refugees -- with many millions more labeled "internally displaced" only because they still live within the borders of their birth country.
Promote culture of respect for life, health, environment, pope says
In a message for the 2017 World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis called for renewed efforts in facing today's challenges in health care and in promoting respect for life.
Pope: World needs nonviolent responses to social, political problems
Rejecting violence as a way to solve problems is not a sign of weakness, but rather requires courage and honesty, Pope Francis told diplomats.
Youths raise money, invest in loan to help poor people start businesses
Earlier in the school year, the students talked about Pope Francis' challenge to help migrants and refugees, and they wondered what they could do in their small town.