Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital
Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a mother and two daughters serving together at a Catholic Hospital in Long Island, New York.
Biden raises refugee cap but with caveat
President Joe Biden announced May 3 he was raising the historically low refugee cap of 15,000 left by the Trump administration, but he also warned that his administration may not be able to meet the new number of refugees it is seeking to resettle in what remains of the fiscal year: 62,500.
Quintuplets’ parents rely on Catholic faith in daily challenges
When Patricia Eze jokes, "I have a full house," she is not talking about a poker hand. On June 25, 2020, she delivered quintuplets at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested is ‘very holy land’
In the village of Maghdouché, overlooking the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Sidon, a statue of the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus graces the hilltop.
Heaven doesn’t need saints canonized, people do, cardinal says
The Catholic Church's proclamation of new saints demonstrates that it is possible for men and women to live holy lives and that God is present and at work in the world, said the prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes.
Markets need regulation; poor need protection from fallout, pope says
Financial speculation is unsustainable and dangerous, therefore, markets must be regulated and the poor protected, Pope Francis said.
Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash
Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left at least 23 dead and more than 70 people injured.
Biden administration halts border projects funded with military money
The Biden administration announced April 30 it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the U.S., which were being funded with money originally designated for the military.
Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world
The head of the Vatican's justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700 graduates of the University of Saint Francis to follow the example of their school's namesake and the advice of the pope who shares his name.
Cardinal Burke, seven others rise in rank in College of Cardinals
With a consistory to approve the canonization of seven saints as a backdrop, eight cardinals -- including U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke -- moved from the rank of cardinal deacons to the rank of cardinal priests.
