500 religious leaders join Standing Rock Sioux in opposing oil pipeline
WASHINGTON — When Srs. Aine O’Connor and Kathleen Erickson heard a call for a peaceful and prayerful presence on the [...]
CARA gets foundation grant to study religious sisters’ life, ministry
WASHINGTON — The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, based at Georgetown University in Washington, has received a $240,000 [...]
Religious, lay leaders react to Trump win in presidential election
Some hopeful, others fearful about direction of country
Catholic Church never likely to ordain women, pope says
According to Pope Francis, the issue was settled in 1994 by St. John Paul II
U.S. Catholics asked to help world’s poor children with a ‘Box of Joy’
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy program is “a way for people anywhere to pack a [...]
Vatican cardinal explains limits of eucharistic sharing
MALMO, Sweden — The Catholic Church continues to insist that sharing the sacrament of Communion will be a sign that [...]
Refugee deaths at sea reach all-time high, U.N. agency reports
ROME — The number of migrants and refugees who have died while making the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean is [...]
Australian police question Cardinal Pell in Rome
VATICAN CITY — Australian police questioned Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, in Rome regarding accusations [...]
Investments, merger, closures part of Baltimore archdiocesan schools plan
BALTIMORE — Schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will see $86 million in investments over the next decade under a [...]
Enrollment growth prompts Boston archdiocesan seminary to buy back space
BRIGHTON, Mass. — Rapid growth in the number of men entering St. John’s Seminary in Brighton to study for the [...]