Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court justice, dies
WASHINGTON –– Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court, died of apparent natural causes at [...]
Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
MEXICO CITY –– Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady [...]
Mexican prison riot leaves 49 dead on day before pope arrives
MEXICO CITY –– A prison riot in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has claimed 49 lives, offering another example [...]
Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give pope gifts
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO HAVANA –– Making his 12th trip abroad, Pope Francis was accustomed to collecting interview requests, [...]
Surge in Zika virus rekindles abortion debate in Brazil
SAO PAULO –– The president of the Brazilian bishops' conference criticized a proposal by the U.N. Human Rights Commission that [...]
From gangs to God: In Ciudad Juarez, youth have hopes for papal visit
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico ––Esteban Alanis, 23, once ran with a local gang known as "Los Parqueros," which would accost people [...]
New Catholic-Muslim dialogue formed; Chicago archbishop named co-chair
WASHINGTON –– The U.S. bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs announced Feb. 8 that it is launching a new [...]
Wisconsin priest to become USCCB associate general secretary
WASHINGTON –– Msgr. Jeffrey D. Burrill, a priest of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, will become associate general secretary [...]
Archbishop Gomez calls Latinos to build pro-life culture, not political coalition
SANTA ANA, Calif. ––Saying the future of the pro-life movement is "cultural not political," Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los [...]
Papal commission on sex abuse votes that member take leave of absence
VATICAN CITY –– The papal commission on child protection voted that one of its members - a survivor of abuse [...]