Farmworkers ‘treated as second-class workers again,’ Florida activist says

As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out slowly through the country, some groups are getting the vaccine even more slowly than others.

California bishops welcome court’s ruling easing worship restrictions

Two California Catholic bishops applauded the Supreme Court's Feb. 5 ruling easing the state's restrictions on indoor worship put in place with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unused parcel of mission church property helps feed the hungry

With a parcel of unused land, a small-town Illinois parish has started a community garden to feed the hungry and follow the call to care for the earth in response to one of Pope Francis' encyclicals.

‘You witness to our society,’ archbishop tells social ministers

"You witness to our society," Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said to hundreds of the church's social ministers gathered online for a Feb. 6 virtual Mass as part of the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.

SEEK21 speakers share own faith experiences, say Christ has all the answers

A bishop and a religious sister who shared the keynote spotlight on the opening night of SEEK21, this year's national conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, discussed their own faith journeys and how Catholics from around the world can improve their faith by accepting Jesus' divine character.

To overcome economic disparities, turn to papal encyclicals, panelists say

Long-existent disparities between people with low incomes and those who live comfortably must be addressed if the world is to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and poverty, said three leaders working in diverse areas of the world during the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.

In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

On his historic visit to Iraq in March, Pope Francis hopes to encourage his Christian flock, badly bruised by sectarian conflict and brutal Islamic State attacks, while building further bridges to Muslims by extending fraternal peace.

Pope: Markets need regulation to promote justice, not special interests

For economic policies and systems to promote an end to human trafficking, they must care about people, their dignity and working conditions, and they must be regulated in ways that promote social justice, not special interests, Pope Francis said.

Pope to diplomats: Pandemic can spark needed change toward better world

The COVID-19 pandemic can either be a catalyst for change for the better or it will weaken a world already burdened by global crises, Pope Francis said.

Pope to celebrate Ash Wednesday at Vatican, skipping ‘station churches’

Pope Francis will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 17 in St. Peter's Basilica rather than making the traditional walk from the Church of St. Anselm to the Basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome's Aventine Hill, the Vatican said.