Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
People's hearts and the entire church must be wide open to wonder and devotion to Christ and ready to embrace everyone -- sinner and saint alike, Pope Francis said.
Dignity comes from work, not money, pope tells young people
Promoting employment is a key part of promoting and protecting human dignity, especially the dignity of young men and women, Pope Francis said.
Tiananmen anniversary prompts renewed calls to address human rights abuses
The Chinese government in Beijing again banned an annual candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre because the Communist Party "cannot tolerate the truth of its actions in 1989 being recognized anywhere," said the head of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong.
As bishops begin lifting dispensation, Catholics return to in-person Mass
As Catholic parishes across the country are loosening pandemic Mass restrictions and several bishops are lifting the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Masses, Catholic leaders are looking at ways to encourage the faithful to come back.
‘Solidarity in Freedom’ is theme of USCCB Religious Freedom Week June 22-29
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites Catholics "to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom" during Religious Freedom Week, which is set for June 22-29 and has as its theme "Solidarity in Freedom."
Citing ‘systemic failures’ in handling abuse, cardinal offers resignation
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
Conviction met with mix of relief, lingering sadness over Tibbetts’ murder
A senior high picture of Mollie Tibbetts, the 20-year-old college student slain while jogging in her Iowa hometown three years ago, remains pinned to the bulletin board of Angie Gritsch, the former youth minister at Tibbetts' parish.
What the new revisions to the Code of Canon Law mean for safeguarding
The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in the Code of Canon Law will help the Catholic Church in its efforts at safeguarding, said two canon lawyers.
New high school in Iraq with emphasis on classical education has U.S. ties
Catholic education is taking another step forward in Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, affirming the country's historical leadership role in academia.
Pope names new envoy to Israel, Palestine
Pope Francis named Archbishop Adolfo Yllana to be apostolic nuncio to Israel and to Cyprus and apostolic delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine.
