Pope calls attack on Nice act of ‘blind violence’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence.”
Chaplains use faith to help flocks in summer of mistrust, fear
WASHINGTON — The week had been emotionally draining at the predominantly black parish in Oakland, California. Along with the rest of the country, they had felt the weight of two more fatal shootings of black men by police.
U.S. and Spanish journalists will lead Vatican press office
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named two experienced journalists – including its first female vice director – to lead the [...]
Pray for healing of community divisions, archbishop says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis focused on the need for unity and healing in the Twin Cities and country during a Mass for peace and justice July 8.
Supreme Court’s Texas decision impacts states, galvanizes both sides
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court’s June 27 decision to strike down restrictions on Texas abortion clinics is having ripple [...]
Organizers: World Youth Day in Poland ‘will involve long walks’
WARSAW, Poland — Young people attending World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, may have to walk up to nine [...]
SSPX head claims pope is encouraging error
VATICAN CITY — The superior general of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said Pope Francis, rather than denouncing [...]
Catholic advocates look at next step in immigration battle
WASHINGTON — Catholic advocates say the recent Supreme Court ruling on immigration, while it caused great disappointment, also has spurred [...]
Pope meets parents of U.S. student found dead in Rome
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting the grieving parents of a U.S. student who was found dead in Rome, Pope Francis mourned the death of the teenager,
Relics of Sts. Thomas More, John Fisher draw crowds in Minn.
Hundreds of Catholics crowded into the Cathedral of St. Paul to venerate the relics of two English saints