After historic floods, amount of parish, community support is ‘phenomenal’

Henry Kersten was pacing back and forth inside his family's home in Waverly Aug. 21 when he saw the backyard shed being carried off by the flood waters. His wife, Leslie, was trapped inside.

College is an adventure: Three ways to keep your faith

T housands of young people across the country are embarking on one of the greatest adventures of their lives. College is a two- to four-year endeavor that shapes habits, builds friendships and, most importantly, forms the way that young adults see the world.

Make sure evacuated kids will be reunited with parents, Vatican paper says

Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to U.S. soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the desperation of Jochebed, Moses' mother, as she put him in a basket in the Nile River to save him, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper.

Hypocrisy in the church is ‘detestable,’ pope says at audience

Hypocrites are afraid of the truth, fearful of who they really are and incapable of truly loving, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience.

Sisters of Life announces new foundation in the Diocese of Phoenix

Next month, five Sisters of Life will establish a religious community in Phoenix.

Laypeople join religious order in ‘ministry of presence’ for terminally ill

For over 100 years in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Sisters Servants of Mary have kept overnight vigil with the terminally ill in their homes, a ministry of such abundant charity that families caring full time for a loved one can't begin to express their gratitude.

Richest nations urged to tackle financial turmoil worsened by pandemic

Leaders from the world's 20 largest economies are facing "make-or-break" decisions that can boost health care, reduce poverty and address the impact of climate change in developing nations when they meet in October in Italy, said the executive director of an alliance of faith-based development and debt relief advocacy organizations.

Court ruling upholding Texas abortion law called ‘long-awaited victory’

A spokeswoman with Texas Right to Life said a federal appeals court ruling upholding the Texas Dismemberment Abortion Ban is a "long-awaited victory" Texans are celebrating.

Eleven years after a massacre of migrants, a mother remembers son’s trek

Blanca Estela Garcia remembers watching the news on television: A group of migrants headed north had been shot to death by the Mexican cartel known as Los Zetas Aug. 24, 2010.

Push to ban ‘killer robots’ gets a boost from the Vatican and the pope

Among the many threats to human life and dignity, the Vatican is making sure that the widening use of lethal autonomous weapons systems worldwide is not reduced to a natural progression of technology that people learn to accept and live with.