Vatican calls for action to assist people displaced by climate change
Whether people admit it or not, climate change and environmental destruction are forcing millions from their homes, and Catholics have a responsibility to assist them, Pope Francis wrote in the preface to a new document.
Orlando Magic recognize woman religious for her advocacy for farmworkers
Sister Ann Kendrick might not be able to dunk a basketball, but she still made it on the Magic Vision screen at center court of Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida.
In Holy Week, Jesus and Mary show us ‘meaning of love,’ says archbishop
As Catholics entered Holy Week March 28, during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez reflected on how again the celebration is happening in the midst of a pandemic.
Judge strikes down District of Columbia’s limits on houses of worship
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a March 25 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's COVID-19 pandemic limits on attendance at houses of worship -- set at 25% capacity or 250 worshippers, whichever is less.
Catholic leaders welcome eviction moratorium extension to June 30
The eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers for Disease Control has been extended three months, until June 30.
After Bloody Saturday, Myanmar Catholics pray for peace, those who died
While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100 people killed the previous day.
Suicide bomb attack disrupts Palm Sunday Mass at Indonesian cathedral
A suicide bomb attack on a Catholic cathedral compound shattered the calm of Palm Sunday Mass, leaving two bombers dead and at least 20 people wounded.
Tenderness, reconciliation needed in today’s world, pope says
Priests must follow the example of Jesus, the good shepherd, who laid down his life not just for his flock but also for the sheep that strayed away, Pope Francis said.
Further measures needed to combat financial crime at Vatican, pope says
Signaling further reforms of the Vatican City State penal code, particularly when it comes to financial crimes, Pope Francis said the laws must reflect "the equality of all members of the church" by doing away with "privileges that go back in time and are no longer in keeping with the responsibility of each for building up of the church."
In silent Church of the Beatitudes, Franciscan nuns expand their prayers
The palm tree fronds in the convent garden of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary rustle loudly in the brisk wind of an early spring dust storm, but, stepping into the chapel of the Church of the Beatitudes, there is silence.
