Vow of poverty: Jesuits to look at its spiritual, practical implications
Many Catholics look at religious orders of men or women and wonder what their vow of poverty means. After all, the brothers, priests and nuns run schools and hospitals, have large convents or abbeys and they all pretty much know where their next meal will come from.
Beatification for Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ set for April
The Archdiocese of Caracas announced that Jose Gregorio Hernandez, known affectionately as the "doctor of the poor," will be beatified in April.
U.S. bishops show their support for initiative to stop bullying of LGBT youth
At least 10 U.S. Catholic bishops have signed a statement supporting the Tyler Clementi Foundation in standing up for at-risk LGBT youth in the United States and speaking out against bullying directed at them.
Kenyan Catholics add ‘classrooms’ under trees in response to pandemic
Some Catholic church leaders in Kenya are proposing church spaces as possible classrooms to replace "classrooms" for children outdoors, under trees.
Pope: Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
Remembering the Holocaust and its victims is not only an act of solidarity but also serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again, Pope Francis said.
Salce Appointed Superintendent of Diocese of Phoenix Catholic Schools
The Diocese of Phoenix is pleased to announce that Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted has appointed Domonic Salce to the leadership role of Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
Nine Catholics nominated to Cabinet-level jobs in Biden administration
In what may be an all-time high, President Joe Biden has nominated nine Catholics to serve in his Cabinet.
Prayer vigils in Virginia call for end to death penalty
For Stephanie Niedringhaus, it was all about the names. At some of the prayer vigils for an end of the death penalty in Virginia Jan. 22 -- held in locations across the state, including sites where lynchings took place -- the names of those killed were read aloud.
Brazilian nun works to raise Black teen girls’ self-esteem in Amazon
In vast regions of the Amazonian state of Pará, the presence of Black people has been historically invisible, even though it's an area that received Black migrants from the northeast.
Pope will bring comfort, hope to Iraq, patriarch says
In the midst of three days of prayer and fasting for peace and an end to the coronavirus pandemic, Iraqi Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, said Iraqis still are counting on Pope Francis to visit in March.
