At baptisms, pope urges prayers for moms who can’t feed their kids
As Pope Francis once again urged new moms not to be afraid to breast-feed in public, he reminded people to pray for the world's mothers whose poverty means they are unable to provide enough food for their children.
Vatican pharmacy employs robot to improve service, manage stock
The 145-year-old pharmacy serves some 2,000 customers who visit each day and cut wait times by 30 percent.
Parents transmit church teaching on marriage by example, pope says
Children need to see their parents kiss each other, complement each other and resolve arguments peacefully, Pope Francis said during annual pastoral conference.
Pope Francis calls for solidarity in creating a world without nuclear weapons
Pope Francis called on world leaders, activists and people of faith to pull together to rid the world of the threat of nuclear weapons.
Fatal shooting of New York police officers called ‘brutal, irrational’
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan joined in mourning what he called the "brutal and irrational execution of two young, promising and devoted police officers" fatally shot Dec. 20 as they sat in their New York Police Department cruiser on a Brooklyn street.
Pope marks Earth Day with call to protect, cultivate, share resources
The pope, who is preparing an encyclical letter on the environment, made his remarks at the end of his general audience in St. Peter's Square April 22 — Earth Day.
Church and society must learn from families, pope says at audience
Families bring needed values and a humanizing spirit to society and, when they mirror God's love for all, they teach the church how it should relate to all people, including the "imperfect."
Pope Benedict: Yearning for mercy is sign of longing for God’s love
"Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight," Pope Benedict said.
Religious, lay leaders react to Trump win in presidential election
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay and religious leaders of all stripes reacted to news of Donald J. Trump’s upset win in the Nov. 8 presidential election.
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.
