Fr. Daniel Berrigan, advocate for justice, peace, poor, dies at 94
NEW YORK – Jesuit Fr. Daniel Berrigan, an early critic of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam who for years challenged [...]
Texas Diocese saddened by death of girl in accident at parish festival
EL PASO – Bishop Mark J. Seitz offered words of condolence to the family of a teenage girl killed when [...]
Ryan says he was ‘wrong’ on poor in latest talk at Georgetown
House Speaker Paul Ryan apologized for his earlier criticism of recipients of government benefits as "takers and makers."
Syrian archbishop would rather see Canada help Syrians stay home
MONTREAL – Seated in a quiet room, the Melkite Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Syria, spoke slowly, in an almost muffled [...]
‘We need to look after each other,’ Syrian refugee says
Omar al-Muqdad has seen both sides of the refugee crisis.
Archdiocese urges Mexico to resolve case of students missing since 2014
MEXICO CITY – An Archdiocese of Mexico City editorial called on the Mexican government to finally determine the fates of [...]
Archbishop joins Chicago parish in efforts to promote neighborhood peace
CHICAGO – The city of Chicago's Austin neighborhood leads a noteworthy list, but one of its residents would rather not [...]
Pope names Garcia archbishop in Havana
Pope Francis named Archbishop Juan Garcia Rodriguez, who has worked quietly to help rebuild the Cuban church, physically and spiritually, to be the new archbishop of Havana.
Catholic agencies begin rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Catholic agencies are beginning to build temporary shelters for thousands of families in Ecuador made homeless by the South American country's worst natural disaster in nearly seven decades.
South African bishop warns politicians against war rhetoric
War rhetoric from South African political leaders could incite election violence and civil war, a South African bishop warned.