Holiness is possible and church provides tools to attain it, cardinal says

Holiness is possible, and the Catholic Church provides the tools for attaining it.

The Matthew 19:14 Project provides funds for special needs students in Phoenix Catholic schools

These are a few examples of the sentiments of recent mini grant award recipients around the Diocese of Phoenix Catholic schools. The Matthew 19:14 Project (TMP) is a 501c3 non-profit organization in existence since 2020.

Israeli police attack pallbearers at Palestinian journalist’s funeral

Israeli riot-control police attacked mourners and pallbearers as thousands came to pay their respects at the May 13 funeral of prominent Palestinian-American journalist Shereen Abu Akleh, who was killed in clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen in Jenin, West Bank.

Biden administration defends giving migrant children baby formula

The White House said providing baby formula to migrants at the border, even as the country faces a shortage of it, is "morally the right thing to do."

Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, pope says

Poverty and inequality, which are major factors in child labor exploitation, must be addressed, Pope Francis said in a written message.

Bishops express sorrow, condemn racially motivated shooting in Buffalo

Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that left at least three injured and 10 dead -- a crime authorities categorized as likely motivated by hatred for Black people.

Chaos, curfew after arrests in mob murder of student accused of blasphemy

Catholic churches in Sokoto suspended Masses May 15 as the governor imposed a 24-hour curfew to quell violence during protests against the arrest of young men for the May 12 murder of Deborah Yakubu.

Asian American Catholic woman takes pride in culture’s overlooked saints

Asian Americans are a distinct minority in the United States. Those who are Catholic make them minority within a minority.

‘Everything starts with baptism’

I had the blessing of attending the Mass in Rome with Pope Francis for the opening of the 16th Synod of Bishops on the theme: "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission."

Citing ‘police state,’ Cardinal Bo urges prayers for Hong Kong

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, urged prayers for Hong Kong after the detention of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun.