‘Communicate hope in the face of trying times,’ declares cardinal at CMC
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, in the kickoff session to the 2021 Catholic Media Conference, said that with "the Gospel of hope," Catholic communicators should be able to "communicate with hope and to communicate hope in the face of trying times."
Parishes hold joint eucharistic procession as ‘sign of unity,’ healing
A stiff southwest wind whipped over the Interstate 94 bridge at Lexington Avenue June 6, as Jesuit Father R.J. Fichtinger of St. Thomas More Parish in St. Paul raised a monstrance holding the Eucharist and offered a blessing for St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood.
Church must learn to listen to families, pope says
To truly reach out to families, the Catholic Church first must learn to listen to their concerns rather than doling out theoretical solutions to life's harsh realities, Pope Francis said.
Prayer is like a musical score, giving life melody, meaning, pope says
People need to find harmony between prayer and the demands of everyday life, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal Czerny calls on bishops to expand pastoral ministry to migrants
A Vatican official asked a group of bishops gathered at Mundelein Seminary June 2 to think of migrants, whether they arrive for the short or long term, as "parishioners" and organize pastoral plans to tend to them.
U.S. bishops will gather virtually for their June 16-18 spring assembly
When they gather virtually for their annual spring assembly June 16-18, the U.S. bishops will be asked to approve the drafting of a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Catholic Church.
Pope orders visitation of clergy congregation before prefect retires
As he did before naming a new prefect for the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Pope Francis has asked a bishop to conduct an official visit of the Congregation for Clergy.
European, U.S. bishops ask governments work together for sustainable world
Ahead of a transatlantic summit, the heads of the European Union bishops' commission and the U.S. bishops' conference called on government leaders to work together for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.
Collaborative effort to end human trafficking takes shape in West Africa
Clergy, women religious and laypeople pledged to strengthen existing networks and build new partnerships to fight human trafficking in West Africa during a five-day conference.
High court decision deals blow to some immigrants with temporary status
A June 7 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that hundreds of thousands of immigrants with a temporary immigration status cannot apply for a more permanent way to remain in the country if they first entered without authority to do so.
