After Baltimore fire claims 6 lives, archdiocese grieves, gives
Family has many Catholic connections
Aleppo friar says learn about Syria, keep an open mind
WASHINGTON — Syrians don’t want to leave their homeland, they want a safe place to live in peace, said a [...]
Terminally ill Army sergeant, who used military grit to meet pope, dies
VATICAN CITY — Cheryl Tobin, a former master sergeant with the Army who used her military might to flag down [...]
Fr. Scanlan, college and church leader, dies at age 85
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Franciscan Fr. Michael Scanlan, whose name is almost synonymous with the Franciscan University of Steubenville, died Jan. [...]
Doctrinal chief dismisses idea of ‘fraternal correction’ of pope
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church is “very far” from a situation in which the pope is in need of [...]
Priest: Brazil’s prison system ‘factory of torture that creates monsters’
SAO PAULO — The more than 100 deaths of inmates since the beginning of the year in Brazilian prisons does [...]
Catholics in Congress: one-third of House, one-quarter of Senate
WASHINGTON — The religious makeup of the 115th Congress is significantly Christian – 91 percent – with Catholics comprising one-third [...]
How will U.S. policy affect Middle East’s Christians in 2017?
Beleaguered community often overlooked
Fr. Tolton’s remains exhumed, verified; his cause takes step forward
QUINCY, Ill. — On the morning of Dec. 10 in a cemetery in Quincy, Fr. Augustus Tolton’s cause for canonization [...]
Catholic organizations, faith groups glad to see end of Muslim registry
WASHINGTON — Catholic organizations and other faith groups say they are happy with the Obama administration’s last-minute decision to end [...]