President’s daughter sees connections to Mother Seton in her life’s journey
Luci Baines Johnson gets asked sometimes why she identifies so much with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, but, she said, that's the wrong question. "The question for me is not why I identify with Elizabeth Ann Seton, but how on earth else could I not?" she said. "She resonates with me."
God is always with us, archbishop tells unaccompanied immigrant minors
"God is always with us, in good and beautiful times and in difficult times, when we are happy or when we have a sadness," Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles told unaccompanied immigrant minors at a Mass May 30.
Hong Kong Masses remember Tiananmen Square protesters
The protesters killed in Tiananmen Square in mainland China on June 4, 1989, used to be remembered in Hong Kong with an annual candlelight vigil in the city’s expansive Victoria Park, attended by crowds as big as 130,000, all holding flickering candles.
Prayer is source of strength in darkest times, pope says at audience
Christians can rest assured that in moments of trial, suffering or even sin, Jesus is interceding for them before God, Pope Francis said.
Ending limit on culturing human embryos called ‘affront’ to value of life
Lifting a long-standing prohibition on the ability of scientists to culture human embryos in the lab past 14 days shows "an utter disregard" for the value of human life and is "an affront to the sanctity of human life," said two Catholic members of Congress, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind.
Ecumenical service remembers victims of Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
Ahead of a May 30 ecumenical prayer service to recall the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Bishop David A. Konderla said it was important "to pause and reflect on how such an unspeakable horror could take place so that we can avoid any such evil in our own day."
Catholic chaplains minister to families at Arlington National Cemetery
"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends."
Fears rise over China’s growing crackdown on Christian religious leaders
The recent arrest of a Vatican-approved bishop, priests and seminarians in north-central China came as a shocking development, if not surprising, as religious persecution in the communist-led country has continued to intensify under President Xi Jinping.
Bishop Olmsted ordains two seminarians to diaconate, final step before priesthood
Bishop Olmsted ordained two men to the transitional diaconate, the final step before being ordained to the priesthood next year.
Pope dedicates June prayers for soon-to-be newlyweds
While uncertainty in the world may deter young couples from taking the next big step in their relationships, the vocational call to marriage is a risk worth taking, Pope Francis said.
