Bishops to Congress: Protect women and children, ‘stop pushing abortion’
After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a "radical" abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees urged Congress "to stop pushing abortion as the solution to needs of women and young girls" and "embrace" public policy initiatives that protect "both mother and child."
Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message
Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope Francis said.
Ugandan diocese opens mental health center to respond to traumas
For the last decade, Florence Nsangi thought of committing suicide after her stepfather raped her when she was 16. Nsangi, now 27, tearfully explained the incident.
Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says
The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said.
Report identifies abuses of Native American children in boarding schools
Hundreds of boarding schools supported by the U.S. government for 150 years sought to forcefully assimilate Native American and Indigenous children into white society, a first-of-its-kind report from the Interior Department said.
Cardinal Zen says he’s fine; detentions provoke outcry
Hong Kong's national security police released Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired archbishop of Hong Kong, May 11 after detaining him for allegedly colluding with foreign forces.
Faith-based group changes prison life for inmates in Belize
Greg Jones has a clear idea when his life changed. It was not in 1998, when he went to prison, or 2007, when he was paroled on a manslaughter charge.
Pope tells grandparents to leave grandkids their legacy of wisdom
Pope Francis told older people to use retirement as a time to serve others and to sow the seeds of their wisdom.
Dutch priest proposed as patron saint of journalists
Among the 10 men and women Pope Francis will proclaim as the Catholic Church's newest saints is a Dutch priest and journalist who stood his ground against Nazi ideology and paid for it with his life.
Speaking out
Our Holy Father Pope Francis has given great emphasis to the importance of listening during the synodal process underway in the universal Church. He teaches that to be an effective teaching Church ("ecclesia docens") we must also be a learning Church ("ecclesia discens"); listening is an essential part of learning.
