CRS strengthens civil society groups in fractured Lebanon
Catholic Relief Services and certain groups within the countries it serves are beginning to see fruits of its capacity-building program designed to enhance their ability to identify and meet development challenges.
The deeper synod question: How should church relate to the wider world
The world's bishops agree that Catholic families are the beating heart and busy hands of the church, but the tensions in the synod hall demonstrate that what they don't agree on is a vision of the church and its primary attitude to the world.
Arizona strengthens conscience protections for health care workers
(CNA/EWTN News) — Health care providers and institutions opposed to assisted suicide gained more legal protections under a new Arizona law that aims to help ensure doctors and nurses aren’t fired for their beliefs if the practice is ever legalized.
There’s a map for that: GoodLands launches Catholic GeoHub
Its founder says the maps and data could give Catholics "a common ground" for understanding some of the realities the church faces.
Catholics urged to remember ‘common good’ in vaccine debate
A nationwide measles outbreak that began at an amusement park in Southern California has fostered an ongoing debate about people's social obligation to have themselves and their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella and other diseases.
Bishops, Vatican confirm Pope Francis will visit Mexico in 2016
MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Mexican bishops’ conference and the Vatican have confirmed Pope Francis will visit Mexico in 2016, marking his first trip to this heavily Catholic country in throes of unrest over unresolved issues such as violence, crime and corruption.
Volunteers are at front lines of Europe’s response to refugees
"There has been a wave of solidarity to match the wave of refugees," a Hungarian bishop said.
In family relations, good manners are no joke, pope says at audience
The closer two people are to each other, the more care is required in respecting the other's freedom and feelings, Pope Francis said.
Suspect sought in murders of nuns who worked at Mississippi clinic
The pair of sisters were from different orders, but worked together at a nearby medical clinic.
U.S. Ukrainian archbishop: Celebrate America’s blessings, pray for its ‘spiritual’ strength
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia reminded clergy, religious and the faithful what a blessing it is to be an American this Independence Day.
