St. John XXIII’s aide, oldest member College of Cardinals, dies at 100
VATICAN CITY – The former secretary to a saint and the oldest member of the College of Cardinals died May [...]
World must dial down aggression, stop bullying, pope tells YouTubers
VATICAN CITY – Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and [...]
After war, Ebola, school funding is critical need, priest says
The children of Sierra Leone, victims of a bloody 10-year civil war and more lately of Ebola, need help returning to school...
Pope Benedict denies latest rumors about Fatima ‘secret’
Sixteen years after the Vatican released the text of the so-called Third Secret of Fatima, rumors cyclically arise...
Indian couples frustrated as Missionaries of Charity stop adoptions
Seventeen-month-old Anirban Mukherjee playfully touches his mother's face with his fingers at Shishu Bhavan, the Missionaries of Charity children's home.
USCCB abuse audit warns of complacency ‘room for improvement’
The new report said that between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015, 26 allegations of clerical sexual abuse were made by minors, and seven had been substantiated.
South Carolina Legislature passes bill to ban abortions at 20 weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill that makes abortion illegal at 20 weeks of pregnancy or [...]
Archbishop Martin says pope to visit Ireland for 2018 meeting of families
DUBLIN – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin confirmed that Pope Francis, or his successor, will visit Ireland in 2018 for the World [...]
USCCB president, Mormon leaders meet, discuss issues of common concern
SALT LAKE CITY – Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and leaders of the [...]
Bishop concerned that violence will mar upcoming election in Congo
NAIROBI, Kenya – A Catholic bishop from the Congo expressed fear that the country's upcoming general elections be marred by [...]