Like a ‘compact city,’ Church needs priests working together
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia describes what true priestly fraternity looks like, and why priests helping one another to stay strong is important for the health of the church.
Gingrich, nominee for U.S. ambassador to Vatican, testifies at hearing
Gingrich, 51, affirmed the administration's commitment to protecting human rights and religious freedom and responded to questions about refugees and the environment.
Border bishop denounces hateful words, militarization of border
Denouncing the "demonization of migrants," hateful rhetoric, the militarization of the border and a system that divides families, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called on Catholics to heed the church's teachings to welcome the migrant.
Trial begins for ex-Vatican officials accused of stealing hospital funds
Two former top Vatican hospital officials appeared before a Vatican court for a pretrial hearing on allegations of embezzlement.
USCCB: Retain open internet ‘by strongest legal authority available’
The concept of an open internet has long been called "net neutrality," in which internet service providers neither favor nor discriminate against internet users or websites.
Pro-life group welcomes court ruling to let U.S. doctor examine baby
The baby, Charlie Gard, was born with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness, brain damage and respiratory or liver failure; it is typically fatal.
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Cardinal hopes church’s history of survival in Iraq will help its future
To understand the current situation in Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilience of its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored or unknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country.
Cardinal Schonborn: Church doing best to strengthen families of all types
"Favoring the family does not mean disfavoring other forms of life -- even those living in a same-sex partnership need their families," Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said during a visit to Ireland.
Archbishop: Brazil trying to undo protections for indigenous peoples
"In the 1980s, we helped to draft the articles in the 1988 constitution that recognize the culture of the indigenous peoples and set out protection of their lands by demarcation," said Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho. "Today, we are struggling to keep those protections in place."