Brothers, sisters, fathers: Religious orders key to global child protection
In a continuing effort to protect children, the Catholic Church's focus is now turning to religious orders of men and women, who run most of the 300,000 Catholic schools and orphanages around the world.
Norwegian bishop: To avoid same-sex marriage, no more civil weddings
Bishop Bernt Eidsvig of Oslo told Catholic News Service that he would have to seek permission from the Vatican, but added, "It's clear we must distinguish our own church marriages from others."
From Temple to cathedral: One man’s path to priesthood
Matt Biedrzycki might have laughed at the idea of becoming a priest while at Northeast Catholic High School. But while attending Temple University, he had a conversion experience through the Newman Center and began discerning the call to priesthood. See the first in our series of profiles of the four men to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 21 at the cathedral.
Rescued refugees report hundreds drowned in Mediterranean
A merchant ship rescued 41 refugees, including a 3-year-old child. They told human rights workers they saw as many as 500 others drown when the refugees' boat sank.
Church leaders survey Philippine candidates for servant-leader traits
The survey asked 1,200 Filipino voters whether each candidate showed the following qualities: listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of people and building community.
Cut terror groups’ funding, arms sales and cyber access, nuncio says
The Vatican's representative at the U.N. urged getting at the root causes feeding international terrorism, especially terrorist groups' recruitment of young people who feel disillusioned and excluded.
Education, trauma counseling key to helping Syrian refugees in Lebanon
The 1.06 million Syrians who remain in neighboring Lebanon face continuing struggles with war trauma, dwindling funds, and a very uncertain and often dangerous future.
In an age of excess, are God’s gifts enough?
As Passover approaches, Gina Christian discovers an obscure Hebrew word in a supermarket that echoes the Exodus, and gratitude for not only the sufficient, but the glorious too.
Supreme Court hears arguments on Obama’s deferred deportation programs
All eyes are once again on what seems to be an evenly divided Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments April 18 in a major case impacting a U.S. immigration policy.
Young nun, postulants among hundreds of Ecuador earthquake victims
Six members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother, including a young nun from Northern Ireland, are among the dead in the strongest earthquake to strike Ecuador since 1979.