Catholics warn against new rules on religion in China
WARSAW, Poland — Catholic experts warned that new rules on religion in China could severely hamper the church’s work by [...]
Survey: Catholics want businesses to cover contraception in health plans
WASHINGTON — Two-thirds of people responding to a Pew Research Center survey – including a majority of Catholics – said [...]
Fans remember Miami Marlins pitcher with parade, prayers at Cuban shrine
MIAMI — South Florida’s Cuban-American Catholic community and other Miami Marlins baseball fans planned to honor Jose Fernandez with prayers [...]
Use of death penalty re-examined in the states, at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The United States, with its mixed record on the death penalty, is about to take a closer look [...]
Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, pope says
Comments explain his criticism of 'gender theory'
Faith and politics take the stage in last minutes of debate
Both candidates raised Catholics, but both stray from church teachings in various areas
Three Mexican priests murdered within days; motives unknown
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — A priest abducted from his parish residence in the Mexican state of Michoacan has been found [...]
Benedictine archabbot was at golf legend’s bedside when he died
WASHINGTON — Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki of St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was with Arnold Palmer when the [...]
Vatican concerned about North Korea’s nuclear capabilities
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis and the Vatican are concerned about continuing tensions on the Korean peninsula “on account of [...]
Departure of Middle East’s Christians called ‘memoricide’ at forum
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The dwindling presence of Christians in the Middle East amounts to “memoricide,” according to Elizabeth Prodromou, [...]