Quebec bishop gets Vatican OK for nun to officiate at wedding
The bishop of the Canadian diocese of 9,300 square miles of rugged terrain served by 16 priests, no deacons and 75 sisters said the wedding was carried out according to a long-established provision of church law.
Knights to send $2 million to restore Christian town in Iraq
The Knights of Columbus will raise $2 million to assist families in returning to their homes, according to Knights CEO Carl Anderson, who announced their pledge at the Knights' 135th annual Supreme Convention being held Aug. 1-3 in St. Louis.
U.S.-based group invites parishes to mark Oscar Romero’s birth centenary
From Washington to Dallas to Los Angeles, parishes are planning events honoring the Salvadoran archbishop, popularly known as the "voice of the voiceless," on or around his birth date, which also marks the feast of the Assumption.
Maryknoll priest honored by Knights for ministry to sick in North Korea
Maryknoll Father Gerard Hammond, a Philadelphia native, has won an award from the Knights of Columbus for the 84-year-old priest's missionary work with tuberculosis patients in North Korea.
Archbishop Chaput says Christians live in ‘really privileged moment’
"St. Augustine said it's no use whining about the times because we are the times. So our actions matter, our choices matter, our lives matter," Archbishop Chaput said.
Upcoming eclipse a sign of end times? Hardly so, Wisconsin priest says
Father James Kurzynski, an amateur astronomer, said the cross-country eclipse is an opportunity to reflect on humanity's relationship to creation and build stronger bonds with God while enjoying a rare astronomical event.
British baby Charlie Gard dies in hospice care
Charlie Gard, the British baby whose legal battle caught the attention of the world, died July 28, just over a week before his first birthday, his family announced.
African-born clergy, religious ministering in U.S. gather in New Orleans
The growing numbers of African-born clergy and religious ministering in the United States are at the vanguard of an important moment in both the U.S. and worldwide Catholic Church, said Jesuit Father Allan Deck.
Health care laws must begin and end with human person, bishop says
Bishop Frank J. Dewane's July 28 statement, the day Senate Republicans failed to get enough votes to pass a "skinny" repeal to remove parts of the Affordable Care Act, pointed out that the "task of reforming the health care system still remains."
New Raleigh cathedral blessed before 2,000 faithful
The Diocese of Raleigh began July 26 with the smallest Catholic cathedral in the U.S. After Bishop Michael Burbidge dedicated the new Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, the diocese became home to one of the largest in the country.