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.
Bishops encouraged to be creative as synodal process begins
The synodal process the church is entering into is meant to show that "no one is unimportant in this time of listening," Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, told his fellow bishops gathered for their annual fall general assembly.
Catholic advocates express optimism on future of immigration reform
Catholic immigration advocates sent a positive message to U.S. prelates at end of the Nov. 17 public session of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fall general assembly, saying 3 million to 11 million people in the U.S. could soon benefit from some type of immigration reform.
