Pope released from hospital, prays at Rome basilica
Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed.
Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi
Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli as the new minister general of the worldwide Franciscan order.
Prominent community leader recipient of honorary doctorate from Catholic University
He took a few college courses but never completed a degree. Yet decades of practical education in giving back to the community has earned Tommy Espinoza an honorary doctorate from The Catholic University of America.
Court sides with church, archdiocese in lawsuits filed by music director
A federal appeals court July 9 dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Chicago Catholic parish and the Chicago Archdiocese by a former parish music director.
ICE announces reversal of policy of detaining pregnant, nursing migrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency involved in deportations and other immigration-related detention proceedings, announced July 9 it would not detain, arrest or take into custody pregnant or nursing migrants for violating immigration laws except in exceptional circumstances.
Persecution worsens for Christians in post-coup Myanmar, experts say
Christians and ethnic minorities in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar are facing increased oppression under the junta that overthrew the civilian government on Feb. 1, experts said during an online forum.
Congolese cardinal, peace activist, dies at 81
Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, retired archbishop of Kinshasa, a biblical scholar and an activist for justice and peace, died July 11 near Paris where he had been rushed five days earlier for medical care.
Pope to remain in hospital ‘a few more days,’ Vatican says
Despite initial estimates of requiring a week of inpatient care, Pope Francis will continue his recovery as a patient at Rome's Gemelli hospital after undergoing colon surgery, the Vatican press office said.
Guaras truly lived ‘bond of love’ that is family life, says Florida pastor
Father Juan Sosa, pastor of the Catholic church that is close to the now-demolished condominium building in Surfside, held up a photo of 11-year-old Lucia Guara's first Communion in 2019.
Citing canon law norms, La Crosse, Wis., bishop removes ‘divisive’ pastor
Bishop William P. Callahan of La Crosse July 9 removed a pastor who has been stirring controversy since last fall when he criticized Catholic Democrats from the pulpit, saying they must "repent" because of the party's support for legal abortion or "face the fires of hell."
