Months after Congo volcano, church helps with housing, trauma counseling
Sitting outside her new tent on the outskirts of Goma, Congo, Jeanette Kitoko breathed a sigh of relief after a group of local Catholic leaders helped resettle her with her two children.
Resisting temptation: Synod process relies on faith, trust
From Australia's Plenary Council, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane tweeted, "Our small group facilitator was for years a midwife, and she says the process is like giving birth: slow, painful, messy, but in the end fruitful and joyful."
Same old, same old is suicide, pope says, launching new academic program
Academic institutions need to promote an "ecological conversion" that combines natural and social sciences with theology, philosophy and ethics to help humanity safeguard creation, Pope Francis said.
Barron: If religion becomes an afterthought, ‘our society loses its soul’
With tensions rising over the proper role of religion in society, the broader culture appears to be compartmentalizing religious faith and moral thinking into something akin to "a hobby," said Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron Oct. 4.
Summit looks at how St. Joseph can play bigger role in lives of Catholics
One of the first things anyone learns about St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus Christ, is that there's very little information out there on the man himself.
Black Catholic administrators call out treatment of Haitians at border
A group of Black Catholic administrators is calling on "Catholic leaders to do something, to say something" about undertones of racism they say is playing out in the treatment of Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jesus, the source of truth, sets people free, pope says at audience
By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward what is good, Pope Francis said.
Vatican court orders prosecution to hand over video deposition
A Vatican court ruled that prosecutors must hand over video of the deposition of their main witness to lawyers representing 10 defendants, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who are all on trial on charges related to financial malfeasance and corruption.
Church’s inability to put victims first is ‘moment of shame,’ pope says
The Catholic Church's inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said.
Bishops to continue discussion of Catholics and Eucharist in fall meeting
When the U.S. bishops meet this fall for their annual assembly, they will revisit the discussion they began in mid-June about the Eucharist and will be presented with a drafted document on the "meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church."
