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Ecuadoreans expect pope will address care for creation during July visit
When Pope Francis lands in Ecuador July 5, he will be returning to a country where he has long-standing bonds of ministry and friendship.
Court upholds health care subsidies in states with federal exchanges
UPDATED - Writing that "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," a 6-3 majority of the Supreme Court June 25 upheld tax subsidies for participants in health care exchanges run by the federal government in states that refused to create them.
Extension’s Flat Francis image helps build excitement for pope’s visit
Pope Francis isn't going to be visiting the United States until September, but that hasn't kept the pope from going all around the nation, if only as a simple piece of paper for the time being.
Street evangelists make pamphlets, rosary beads available to passers-by
David Brandt, a parishioner at St. Joseph Church in Pinole, is the leader of the Berkeley area evangelists, who are part of a network of 190 teams nationwide. He and his handful of fellow evangelists -- he's recruiting more -- have brought their pamphlets and rosary beads to some places that have a lot of questions.
In upholding state abortion restrictions, court exempts one clinic
Abortion supporters claimed the law placed an "undue burden" on women in the Rio Grande Valley, including undocumented women, who are seeking an abortion, because they will be forced to drive hundreds of miles to clinics in Houston or San Antonio.
Mother says sidewalk counselor at abortion clinic ‘saved my son’s life’
Linda was 24, pregnant and unmarried. "I was afraid of what my family would think, what everyone would think," she said. "So I decided that I would terminate my pregnancy."
Ukraine church building projects attract interest from USCCB visitors
A delegation from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops got to see for themselves the progress that Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Greek Catholic communities were making during a fact-finding trip June 20-24.
Pope tells ecumenists to address ‘real concerns’ of churches worldwide
Noting that "realities are more important than ideas," Pope Francis told a group of ecumenists that they "must be oriented to addressing the real concerns" of churches worldwide.
Without enough priests, U.S.-based Paulists decide to leave Canada
The unusual uptick in vocations after the World War II has worked its way through the system and there are not enough priests left to staff the ambitious little empire of Paulist ministries that once dotted cities across Canada. So, after a century in Toronto, the U.S.-based Paulists are going home.
Pope tells parents to be mindful of children’s suffering
The deep hurts that spouses inflict on each other cause great suffering to their children and, in some cases, lead to a separation that is "morally necessary" to protect spouses and children from more serious forms of violence, Pope Francis said during his general audience in St. Peter's Square June 24.