Pope: Missionaries of Charity killed in Yemen are ‘martyrs of charity’
VATICAN CITY –– The four Missionaries of Charity murdered March 4 in Yemen "are the martyrs of today," Pope Francis [...]
Chinese authorities continue campaign, remove cross from Catholic church
BEIJING –– Chinese authorities are continuing their campaign of removing crosses in Zhejiang province, and one of the latest was [...]
Disease, cold add to suffering of Mozambicans who fled to Malawi
CAPE TOWN, South Africa –– Malaria and cold nights add to the suffering of the increasing number of Mozambicans arriving [...]
Midnight masses at Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ host desk
NEW YORK –– One difference between Stephen Colbert's profile on Comedy Central and on CBS was encapsulated in an exchange [...]
Parish initiative aims to help permanent residents become U.S. citizens
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. –– When Teresa Alvarado was growing up as one of 13 siblings in a modest home in [...]
Catholic Navy SEAL given Medal of Honor for heroic action in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON –– A Catholic Navy SEAL with a strong devotion to St. Michael the Archangel was awarded the Medal of [...]
‘Spotlight’ is not anti-Catholic, Vatican newspaper says
The Vatican newspaper said the Oscar-winning film, "Spotlight," is not anti-Catholic.
Growth in extreme poverty seen to parallel history of 1996 welfare reform law
LORAIN, Ohio –– Quinn Washington always considered herself a "worker bee." Quinn Washington's family plays a board game Feb. 16 [...]
Every Saturday, the Mercy Bus brings lapsed Catholics to confession
BURNLEY, England ––A diocese in England is using a double-decker bus as a venue for priests to hear the confessions [...]
Bishops want Nigeria to invest in small businesses to boost economy
LAGOS, Nigeria –– Nigeria's Catholic bishops called on the government to become less dependent on crude oil as the driver [...]