Celebrate freedom to live faith publicly, work to protect it, says bishop
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Religious Freedom Week June 22-29 is an opportunity for Catholics across the country to take a "stand for the freedom on which this country was founded: The freedom to live out our faith publicly," said Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge.
Alumna of New York Catholic high school named NASA deputy administrator
Pamela Melroy, an alumna of a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Rochester and one of the world's most renowned astronauts, has a major distinction to add to her long list of accomplishments: deputy administrator for NASA.
U.S. Catholics asked to pray for bishops as Communion document is drafted
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked the nation's Catholics to pray for him and his brother bishops "as we continue our dialogues and reflections" in the process of drafting a document on the "meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church."
Vatican official, in Mexico, urges end to divisions, violence
During a trip to Mexico, the Vatican secretary of state called on Mexicans to overcome divisions and the violence afflicting the country -- something he said he prayed for at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cardinal keeps limits on private Masses in St. Peter’s, allows exceptions
Reaffirming the principles that led the Vatican to severely limit private celebrations of Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in the early morning, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the new archpriest of the basilica, said exceptions would be made for "groups with particular and legitimate needs."
Pope to grandparents, all elderly people: ‘You are needed’
Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives.
Rhoades: ‘There’s a great need to better understand Eucharist’s centrality’
In the months leading up to the U.S. bishops' spring general assembly held June 16-18, headlines in both secular and Catholic media focused primarily on one issue: the potential of a document on eucharistic consistency and what that would mean in the political sphere.
Catholic Democrats in House say they work to advance respect for life
Shortly before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced the bishops had approved moving forward in drafting a teaching document on the Eucharist, a group of Catholic Democratic members of the House of Representatives asked the bishops not to deny holy Communion to anyone over the issue of abortion.
Bishops from three countries urge welcome for migrants crossing channel
Catholic and Anglican bishops of dioceses along the English Channel have called for "a climate of welcome" in the face of unprecedented numbers of migrants attempting to reach Britain in small boats.
Pope names two U.S. cardinals, Altoona bishop to Vatican supreme court
Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to be members of the Vatican's supreme court.
