Pope urges prayers for creation Sept. 1
The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation should be a time for individuals to examine their lifestyles and the way they impact the environment, Pope Francis said.
Good, evil come from the human heart, not the outside world, pope says
The outside world is not what "makes us saints or not saints, rather it is the heart that expresses our intentions, our choices and the desire to do everything for God's love," Pope Francis said.
Nigerian cardinal joins #BringBackOurGirls to mark 500 days of captivity
The Nigerian cardinal expressed hope that the 500 days would be a symbolic catalyst to move the Nigerian community into recognizing the serious problem on its hands and finding a solution.
Philippine bishops: Look at family planning through lens of faith
More than a year after a controversial reproductive health law took effect in the Philippines, the church was mustering clergy and lay church workers to reignite the formation of the faithful with regard to family planning.
Planned Parenthood protests draw 4,700 throughout state
Thousands attended rallies throughout the country in response to a series of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of organs from aborted children.
Family prayer time can start with small, simple gestures, pope says
In a family's "complicated and packed schedule," Pope Francis sad, "a heart filled with affection for God can turn even a thought without words into a prayer."
Ten years after Katrina, Mississippi resident is back where he belongs
BILOXI, Miss. (CNS) — After evacuating for Hurricane Katrina, Malcolm Ware couldn’t wait to get back to his apartment at the Santa Maria del...
Back-to-school homework for students includes preparing to meet pope
Two dozen students across four Catholic elementary schools received a summer phone call from their principal with shocking news for them and their parents.
Court grants visitation rights to father of Pakistani woman on death row
Authorities had repeatedly blocked a father from the prison following his daughter's 2012 conviction for blasphemy.
Judge orders release of immigrant families within 60 days
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal judge Aug. 21 gave the Obama administration 60 days — until Oct. 23 — to release the hundreds of immigrant mothers and children being held in locked detention centers. Central California District Court Judge Dolly Gee reiterated her order of a month earlier, in which she said a long-standing court settlement over treatment of juveniles in immigration custody is violated by the government’s policy of detaining mothers and children while they pursue asylum or other ways of remaining in the country.
