Equality for all women must include the unborn, says pro-life marcher

WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Hannah Miller thinks of what it means to be a pro-life woman, the iconic image of the kerchief-clad Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscles immediately comes to mind.

Divorced and remarried are not excommunicated, pope says at audience

The 100th general audience of his papacy came following a summer break and had Pope Francis discussing how to care for those who, after the irreversible failure of the matrimonial bond, have undertaken a new union.

Powerful nations protect all life, pope says in Japan

TOKYO (CNS) — Beauty, creation and each human life are gifts of God to be treasured and shared, not enslaved to current societal ideas of what is valuable, perfect or productive, Pope Francis said at a Mass in the famous Tokyo Dome.

Remembering Holocaust is ‘a duty,’ pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past.

Reconciling oneself to God leads to healing, pope says in Lenten message

The Lenten season is also a time for prayer, whose contemplation should yield compassion in action toward the wounds of Christ present today, the pope said.

Tomorrow’s priests look to a revived church [VIDEO]

Seminarians see vibrancy in church they will serve as World Day of Prayer for Vocations approaches April 17.

With ‘Together’ campaign support, CDA able to maintain operational services

A unique relationship between CDA and "Together" campaign funds is ensuring stability of day-to-day operations while boosting longer term projects to better serve growth and development.

Cardinal DiNardo calls bishops to be trustworthy like Barnabas

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston compared the early church missions of Barnabas and Paul to the modern-era mission of restoring trust following the clerical sexual abuse crisis in his homily during the U.S. bishops' spring assembly in Baltimore.

Christ the light of the world

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, Advent is a time to watch and prepare for the coming of Christ just as vigilantly as we scan the skies for those first tentative signs that the days are slowly but surely getting longer.

Pope has been diagnosed with cold; symptoms unrelated to other illness

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has a common cold and has no symptoms that could be attributed to another illness, the Vatican said.