New high school in Iraq with emphasis on classical education has U.S. ties
Catholic education is taking another step forward in Irbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region, affirming the country's historical leadership role in academia.
Pope names new envoy to Israel, Palestine
Pope Francis named Archbishop Adolfo Yllana to be apostolic nuncio to Israel and to Cyprus and apostolic delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine.
At migration summit, bishops commit to work toward ‘church without borders’
After hearing the story of a Salvadoran immigrant and her plight to leave her home country, bishops from the U.S., Central America and Mexico meeting in Mundelein June 2 turned to a camera facing a woman identified as Maria Antonia.
U.S. recognizes Vatican finance, auditing measures
The United States added Vatican City State to its list of countries that conform to international standards regarding the verification of the identity of persons conducting financial transactions through its institutions, including the so-called Vatican bank.
Loreto Sister Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Religious Life
Bishop Nevares had the joy of visiting Sr. Augustine Dempsey, IBVM, and her Sisters at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral Convent to celebrate her 80th Anniversary as a Religious Sister in the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
President’s daughter sees connections to Mother Seton in her life’s journey
Luci Baines Johnson gets asked sometimes why she identifies so much with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, but, she said, that's the wrong question. "The question for me is not why I identify with Elizabeth Ann Seton, but how on earth else could I not?" she said. "She resonates with me."
God is always with us, archbishop tells unaccompanied immigrant minors
"God is always with us, in good and beautiful times and in difficult times, when we are happy or when we have a sadness," Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles told unaccompanied immigrant minors at a Mass May 30.
Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters
The protesters killed in Tiananmen Square in mainland China on June 4, 1989, used to be remembered in Hong Kong with an annual candlelight vigil in the city’s expansive Victoria Park, attended by crowds as big as 130,000, all holding flickering candles.
Prayer is source of strength in darkest times, pope says at audience
Christians can rest assured that in moments of trial, suffering or even sin, Jesus is interceding for them before God, Pope Francis said.
Ending limit on culturing human embryos called ‘affront’ to value of life
Lifting a long-standing prohibition on the ability of scientists to culture human embryos in the lab past 14 days shows "an utter disregard" for the value of human life and is "an affront to the sanctity of human life," said two Catholic members of Congress, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind.
