Advent during pandemic remains a season of compassion, pope says
With Advent coming during an ongoing pandemic, Christians are called to hold on to hope and foster a season of compassion and tenderness, Pope Francis said.
Imitate Mary by listening to God, pope tells consecrated women
Be confident in God like Mary and imitate her by listening and accepting his will, Pope Francis told members of the secular institute of the Missionary Oblate Cooperators of the Immaculate Conception.
Pope encourages young people to be the critical conscience of society
Pope Francis told young people that, with Jesus, people can find the courage to swim against the current, to be free and authentic, and to stand up for their dreams and ideals of truth, love, justice and peace.
Saint shows us how ‘to move forward with hope amid struggles,’ bishop says
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey in a Nov. 13 homily reflected on St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's courage to carry out God's will for her on earth, which often saw her crossing the Atlantic Ocean despite a fear of water.
Youths share defining moments in their lives when they turned to God
Sixteen-year-old Roch Egan remembers the moment as a turning point in his faith -- the day when his mother was near death.
Brophy College Preparatory Announces Leadership Transition Plan
The board of trustees of Brophy College Preparatory, a private, Jesuit, Catholic high school for boys, today announced its long-term plans for leadership succession.
With prayer and gifts, Nigerian nuns work to rescue women from sex trade
On a sunny afternoon, Sister Dorothy Okoli drove an unmarked Toyota Sienna from her convent to a hotel where young girls are trapped in prostitution.
To fight child labor, eliminate poverty, give adults fair wages, pope says
Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of exploitative child labor, Pope Francis said.
Dialogue is not ‘synonymous’ with relativism, pope tells Swedish Academy
The world needs a culture of encounter that can open a way for respectful dialogue that doesn't resort to hostility, Pope Francis said.
Catholic leaders applaud decision to commute Julius Jones’ death sentence
Catholic opponents of the death penalty, including Oklahoma City's archbishop, praised the Nov. 18 announcement that the Oklahoma governor granted death-row inmate Julius Jones clemency -- just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.
