Priest hopes Duterte can help bring fellow missionary’s killer to justice
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines — Justice is slow in the Philippines, but Fr. Peter Geremia is running out of patience as he [...]
Cardinal Nichols apologizes to unmarried women coerced to give up babies
MANCHESTER, England — An English cardinal has apologized for the “hurt caused” to young unmarried mothers pressured by church agencies [...]
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 [...]