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Priest’s prayer reminds GOP convention of importance of all human life
In Msgr. Kieran Harrington's invocation on the opening night of the Republican National Convention, he "(held) up a mirror to let people know what their deliberations really are about," using the parable of the good Samaritan.
New poll says most Americans find sex abuse bills unfair to private groups
By a 2-to-1 margin, Americans responding to a national poll believe it is unfair to extend the statute of limitations regarding sex abuse cases for private institutions but not public ones.
Phila.-area youth ready to join thousands in Poland for World Youth Day
Representatives of the Philadelphia group traveling to Krakow this weekend for the global youth event next week received a special blessing after Mass on Sunday at St. Isaac Jogues Church in Wayne.
Panel examines causes, solutions for ‘growing scourge’ of trafficking
Speakers called for greater awareness and stronger policies to combat the roots of human trafficking among children and youth.
Mexican archdiocese promises help in alleged sexual assault by priest
Father Carlos Franco Perez, priest at the cathedral in Oaxaca city, has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault occurring during Holy Week, according to local media.
After court ruling, Salvadorans must seek reconciliation, says bishop
UPDATED - Salvadorans must not overreact to the Supreme Court decision to declare the country's amnesty law unconstitutional, said Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador.
Bishop feels ‘deep ache in my heart’ after fatal shootings of police
Baton Rouge Bishop Robert W. Muench renewed a call for a diocesan-wide week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the latest fatal shootings in the city.
Poll: Hispanic Catholics back Clinton; white Catholics split over choices
A new Pew survey, in which Clinton leads Trump 51 percent to 42 percent, looks at electoral preferences by religious affiliation. Catholics and Evangelicals each make up 20 percent of the electorate but the religiously unaffiliated stand at 21 percent.
Churches among those swept up in Pokemon Go craze
As it grows in popularity, priests, youth groups and others are quickly finding opportunities to evangelize to young people.
Nuns on the Bus seek ways to close economic gaps for struggling families
Social and economic ills can be overturned by rearranging national priorities, participants said during a two-hour gathering hosted by St. Leo the Great Parish as part of the 13-state Nuns on the Bus tour.