Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to "definitely defeat hunger."
With focus on Gospel of Life, NY-based sisters set to expand religious community to...
A growing community of religious sisters with a zeal for the Gospel of Life and the New Evangelization will soon call Phoenix home.
In confirmation hearings, Barrett stresses commitment to ‘rule of law’
On Oct. 13, the second day of confirmation hearings on her Supreme Court nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents in responding to questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Pope: Time is running out to fix economy, protect the Earth, help the poor
The predominant global economic system is "unsustainable," particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said.
‘Gospel is not reserved for a few,’ pope says
VATICAN CITY -- God loves and has prepared a banquet for everyone -- "the just and sinners, the good and the bad, the intelligent...
Bioethics questions emerge from experimental drug used in COVID-19 treatment
The treatment that President Donald Trump has received to fight COVID-19 has turned the focus on an experimental drug that shows promise in combating the coronavirus but is raising ethical questions about the cell line that helped researchers develop the medicine.
Pope calls for politics to rediscover its vocation to work for common good
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about...
Belief in God as creator of all has practical consequences, pope says
Professing faith in God as the creator of all human beings, or even simply recognizing that all people possess an inherent dignity, has concrete consequences for how people should treat one another and make decisions in politics, economics and social life, Pope Francis wrote.
Catholic officials urge Congress, Trump to adopt new COVID-19 aid bill
Top officials at seven nationwide Catholic organizations called on congressional leaders and President Donald Trump to unite behind a new legislative package to "address the public health and economic crisis facing our country and the global community" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
VIDEO: Bishop Olmsted reflects on the value of a Catholic education
Catholic schools are a great gift for our young people and their parents. Growing up, Bishop Olmsted went to a small country school with just a few students — and he and his family were the only Catholics! It was a good community and he has wonderful memories, but when he experienced Catholic education, upon entering the seminary, he was amazed at the richness of the Catholic intellectual heritage began to realize how much he had missed.
