Faith helps guide cyclist on the road to her Olympic dream
The road ahead is a busy and joyful one for 28-year-old Coryn Rivera, starting with the dream that she has been racing toward since she was 10: representing the United States as an Olympic athlete in cycling, the sport she loves.
Desperation in Honduras fuels migration northward, U.S. visitors learn
Franciscan Sister Mary Kennedy traveled from the United States to Honduras recently to show solidarity with communities affected by natural disasters and fighting the dispossession of their lands.
Mississippi’s attorney general in brief urges high court to overturn Roe
Many would like to believe the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion settled the issue "once and for all," but instead "all it did was establish a special-rules regime for abortion jurisprudence," said Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
Retired Pope Benedict criticizes church in Germany, says mission obscured
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has criticized representatives of the Catholic Church in his home country, Germany.
No ‘devout Catholic’ can condone killing child in the womb, says archbishop
No one can claim "to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life, let alone have the government pay for it," said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco.
To feed the world, start with family farms, pope says
Restarting local economies with a focus on providing adequate food for all the world's people means governments must involve and listen to small farmers and farming families, Pope Francis said.
Elderly are to be valued, not discarded, pope says
Older people are not "leftovers" to be discarded; rather, they continue to be precious nourishment for families, young people and communities, Pope Francis said in the homily he wrote for the Mass marking the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
May Olympic Games be sign of hope during pandemic, pope says
As thousands of athletes gathered for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Pope Francis gave them his blessing and extended it to those organizing and supporting the events.
Week raises awareness of NFP and how it enriches sacrament of marriage
"To have ... To hold ... To honor: Supporting God's gifts of love and life in marriage" is the theme of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 25-31.
The faith of grandparents offers hope to today’s young people
"The Lord never discards the aging population. Old age has a grace and a mission too, a true vocation from the Lord." -- Pope Francis
