Pandemic will never deter care for the fragile, religious orders vow
Leaders from dozens of religious orders dedicated to providing health care services and residential homes for the elderly and the disabled reaffirmed their commitment to continue serving the most vulnerable as the global pandemic continues.
Pope ‘moved’ by registry of nighttime adoration he attended
Pope Francis said he was "moved" by a photo of an old registry that showed his participation as a young man at sessions of overnight eucharistic adoration at a basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Solidarity needed to reduce debt of poor nations, pope tells World Bank
Poor countries cannot be expected to recover from the current financial crisis if the world returns to an economic model in which a small minority of people owns half of the world's wealth, Pope Francis said.
Scholar urges Catholics to have courage to speak out against Equality Act
Catholic scholar and legal expert Ryan T. Anderson warned that if the Equality Act is passed by the Senate and signed into law, it would significantly impact women's privacy and safety, genuine equality, medical practices and religious liberty.
Once again, Catholic agencies step in to help minors at the border
As the U.S. took in almost 19,000 migrant children, labeled "unaccompanied minors," in March, faith-based organizations such as Catholic Charities throughout the U.S. have been doing their part to help.
New Catholics describe their road to the faith, how it ‘just felt right’
Everybody has a story. But not every group of people going through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults together has traveled such varied paths to the Catholic Church as those who prepared for the Easter Vigil this year at St. Mary and St. Michael parishes in Stillwater, Minnesota.
Loving the church, student with Down syndrome becomes Catholic at Easter
The chapel is the centerpiece of the new St. Paul VI Catholic High School campus 32 miles from the nation's capital.
The Lord is always waiting for you, pope writes to young people
Faith is a gift that is never imposed on anyone but must be accepted with an open heart, Pope Francis wrote to young people.
Equal access to health care is a matter of justice, cardinal says
Ensuring equal access to health care, especially for the less fortunate, can only be achieved through a "renewed moral commitment by the countries with the greatest resources to the countries most in need," Cardinal Peter Turkson said.
Saints accompany, intercede for Christians in prayer, pope says
Christians are never alone in prayer but instead are accompanied by myriad saints who protect them and seek God's intercession, Pope Francis said.
