Eucharist heals from idolatry of ‘self,’ pope says at Mass in Budapest
Spending time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can heal Christians from a self-absorbed religiosity that is ostentatious and triumphalist, Pope Francis said.
At Mass for Cuba’s patron, bishop asks for prayers for ‘island in agony’
Bishop Felipe J. Estevez, of the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, called on Cubans, on and off the island, to choose forgiveness to help the island nation, during a Sept. 8 homily marking the feast of Cuba's patron saint, Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre.
Chaplains recount ministry during 9/11 attacks in New York
As the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept 11, 2001, first responders of all kinds did all they could in the hours and days after the towers' fall to bring comfort and hope to those devastated by the terrorist act.
Afghan refugee’s plan to attend Catholic school in Arkansas halted
Shadab, 18, was ready to leave Afghanistan to travel nearly 7,500 miles to begin his senior year of high school at Subiaco Academy -- a Benedictine high school which is both a day school and a boarding school -- just before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recalled the heroic deeds of first responders and security forces during the Sept. 11 attacks around the country on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the day's harrowing events.
Pope meets unusual pilgrim carrying message of hope for refugees
When pilgrims pass through Rome along their long trek, they do not always get to meet Pope Francis much less get an "undersized" handshake.
‘Runaway train’: Doctors warn U.K. politicians against Assisted Dying Bill
Safeguards written into Oregon's 1997 Death With Dignity Act, which legalized assisted suicide in the state, are "not being followed," a U.S. doctor told British politicians during a Zoom hearing on Britain's Assisted Dying Bill.
Hidden costs: When for-profit chains buy Catholic hospitals
The Catholic Labor Network's annual "Gaudium et Spes" report, issued each year in time for Labor Day, painstakingly notes each unionized Catholic workplace by state and diocese, along with what unions represent workers there.
Use Gospel as a guide, not an ideology, pope tells Claretian Missionaries
The Gospel should never be used as a means to an end, wielded like an ideology, Pope Francis told representatives of the Claretian Missionaries.
Texas bishops highlight state-funded program to help pregnant women
Amid heated discussion surrounding the new abortion law in Texas, which bans abortions from six weeks, Catholic bishops have emphasized the importance of a long-running state program to help pregnant women.