Priest killed, one missing as church assesses damage from Haiti quake
The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop's residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.
Mary shows humility, service are ‘secrets’ to heaven, pope says
Mary's assumption into heaven reminds people that they are also called by God to eternal life in heaven through humility and serving him, Pope Francis said.
Pope prays for peace in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control
Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed his hope for the peace and safety of the country's citizens.
Archbishop says Berlin Wall was a Good Friday in German history
Catholics and Protestants gathered Aug. 13 to remember the day in 1961 when their city was divided, becoming a symbol of the Cold War.
Justice Department drops conscience case; move called ‘dereliction’ of duty
The chairmen of the U.S. bishops' religious liberty and pro-life committees said Aug. 12 that the U.S. Department of Justice "is acting in dereliction of its duty to enforce the plain meaning of federal law" by voluntarily dismissing a civil lawsuit against a hospital that forced nurses to assist in elective abortions against their religious beliefs.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Indiana University’s vaccine mandate
The Supreme Court announced Aug. 12 that it will not hear an appeal from a group of students at Indiana University who are opposed to the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Cardinal Parolin: Church proud of Chinese Catholics’ ‘witness of faith’
While the Holy See continues to dialogue with the Chinese government, the church is proud of Catholics who have held on to their faith in the country, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Federal judge sides with Catholic school over guidance counselor’s firing
A federal judge sided with an Indianapolis archdiocesan high school and the Indianapolis Archdiocese in a lawsuit filed against them by a former guidance counselor whose contract was not renewed because of her same-sex marriage.
Cardinal holds officers, their families ‘in prayer,’ decries gun violence
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago offered prayers for slain police officer Ella French and her family and friends "as they cope with the terrible reality that their loved one was taken from them in another act of senseless violence."
Follow me: New media entertainment sets the stage for new evangelization
It was quite fitting for a Catholic actor and a Christian director of a new streaming series on the life of Jesus to meet Pope Francis on the feast of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of televisions and screens.
