Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Some 26,000 people were left without homes but more than 13 times that amount were affected. Catholic Relief Services is distributing 10,000 tarps to help construct temporary shelters.
U.S. teens say faith strengthened at youth celebration in Rome
Confirmation preparation for siblings includes a Year of Mercy celebration for young teens in Rome April 23-24.
Tortured priest will speak in Phoenix, raise support for persecuted Christians
A Catholic priest who was kidnapped and tortured by terrorists in Iraq will speak in Phoenix May 3 in a bid to draw attention to the plight of the persecuted Church in his homeland. Fr. Douglas Bazi lives in Erbil, Iraq and cares for the tens of thousands of families chased out of their homes by ISIS. The Chaldean Catholic priest’s Phoenix visit is one of several U.S. stops he will make to share about the suffering of his people and to ask for assistance.
Pope names papal nuncio to Mexico to be new nuncio to the United States
The papal nuncio to Mexico since 2007 will be the new apostolic nuncio to the United States. A nuncio is a Vatican diplomat with the rank of ambassador.
Share truth of family with mercy, help those struggling, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The same mercy and patience that are essential for building a strong family must be shown to those whose families are in trouble or have broken up, Pope Francis said in his highly anticipated postsynodal apostolic exhortation.
Pope to release document on the family April 8
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of “Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love),” Pope Francis’ reflection on the family and family life.
Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, dies after long illness
Feisty and outspoken, she was a major controversial figure in the U.S. church in the closing decades of the 20th century with a ready calling card at the Vatican.
University of Mary to hold first vocations jamboree
The jamboree is a four-pronged partnership among a university, a diocese, a monastery and an abbey.
Way of Cross an especially strong Lenten tradition in migrant communities
Many of the 400 participants in one town last year were day laborers who sacrificed daily wages to attend.
Holy Week is memorial of God’s infinite mercy, pope says at audience
The Easter Triduum is a memorial to a love story "that gives us the certainty that we will never be abandoned in life's trials," he said.
