Vatican projects budget deficit for 2022 as pandemic continues

Presenting a budget projection that foresees a deficit of $37.1 million in 2022, the prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy said he believes the Vatican is on the path to honesty and transparency in financial matters.

Benedictines’ Ozark hermitage offers 300 acres for spiritual reflection

As society gets more anxious, divisive and turbulent with each passing day, Hesychia House of Prayer has been a beacon of stability and peace.

Pope: Church courts must never manipulate facts for a desired end

The promotion of justice, including in marriage tribunals, requires a "synodal spirit" of pastoral accompaniment, heartfelt listening and using "the right reasoning" in discernment, Pope Francis said.

In decisions, Breyer has opposed death penalty, supported right to abortion

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer formally announced his retirement in a Jan. 27 letter to President Joe Biden after news reports the previous day indicated he planned to retire at the end of the current term.

People must never forget or repeat horrors of Holocaust, pope says

The cruelty of the Holocaust must never be repeated, Pope Francis said on the eve of the international day of commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty, pope says

God always offers people the help and courage they need to face life's fears and difficulties, Pope Francis said.

Ukraine deserves peace, Pope Francis says

On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the pope appealed for an end to all war and prayed that dialogue, the common good and reconciliation would prevail.

All urged to pray, work for ‘a post-Roe America’ that cherishes human life

If Roe falls, "my hope is that we will come together and seize this opportunity to create a post-Roe America where human life is cherished and cared for, and where the family is recognized as the true foundation of a just and prosperous society," said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.

What might MLK say if he were still alive, asks Bishop Braxton at annual...

Imagining what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., might say if he were still alive today, Bishop Edward K. Braxton, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Bellville, Illinois, spoke in the voice of the slain Civil Rights leader to address how racism continues to impact the Catholic Church, Christianity in general, and society as a whole during the Diocese of Phoenix’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Mass Jan. 17 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.

Pro-lifers urged to witness truth in love at biennial march and rally

For Michelle Cervantez, having an abortion destroyed “everything.”