Pro-lifers urged to build stronger relationships with African Americans

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Gloria Purvis, host of the Eternal Word Television Network’s “Morning Glory,” offered several do’s and don’ts when engaging with African Americans about abortion and the pro-life movement.

Holocaust is ‘an archetype’ of man’s capacity for evil, says archbishop

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland, is “a solemn and mournful opportunity to reflect upon man’s capacity for evil,” said Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia.

For religious, God’s love is worth more than any earthly good, pope says

For perseverance and joy in religious life, be aware of the presence of God's grace, the pope told the religious. "The tempter, the devil, focuses on our 'poverty,' our empty hands," the things one did not achieve, the lack of recognition and the struggles one has had.

Equality for all women must include the unborn, says pro-life marcher

WASHINGTON (CNS) — When Hannah Miller thinks of what it means to be a pro-life woman, the iconic image of the kerchief-clad Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscles immediately comes to mind.

Trump administration announces steps to enforce federal conscience law

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Trump administration announced Jan. 24 it is taking steps to enforce the Weldon Amendment, a federal law that prohibits discrimination by states against health insurance plans that do not cover abortion.

Ecumenical prayer service offers glimpse ‘towards wholeness’

From the time Fr. David Loeffler was born until he turned 12, his Pentecostal “granny” took him, along with her family members and other children she nannied, to her little church four times a week. And each visit was four hours long.

Mosaic of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam unveiled at basilica in Washington

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A mosaic of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was unveiled in Washington Jan. 26,...

Not by numbers: Women religious finding new ways to minister, collaborate

"On one level, we're perceived as diminishing," since global numbers are declining, "but on another level, in growing close to one another, we are mirroring a new reality that the world today needs," a top sister with the International Union of Superiors General said.

Students celebrate their gift of Catholic education during Catholic Schools Week

They gave thanks to God and to their community for opportunity to attend their desired school, held special spirited activities and liturgies and welcomed the chance to enroll new students.

Church needs ‘evangelizing spouses’ to fulfill its mission, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If many Catholics marry today without fully understanding the permanence of their bond and the grace of the sacrament, it partly is the fault of bishops and priests who did not give them the best teachers — committed married couples filled with the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.