Three years after crackdown, Nicaraguan church still sees repression
Father Edwin Román celebrated Mass recently for the family of university student Álvaro Gómez, who was killed three years ago in demonstrations against the Nicaraguan government.
Catholic groups work to feed Brazilians affected by job loss, COVID-19
As unemployment increases and COVID-19 infections surge in the country, Catholic entities in Brazil are ramping up efforts to feed the increasing number of people going hungry.
‘Patients are … dying in front of my eyes,’ says India hospital director
Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for the number of COVID-19 deaths -- numbers many people believe were underreported.
Be consoling presence for suffering, pope tells nuns
The experience of tragedy and loss can help Christians become a consoling presence for others in need of hope and consolation, Pope Francis said.
Pray, be poor, be close to the people, pope tells new priests
The priesthood "is not a career, it is a service," Pope Francis told nine men just before ordaining them to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rome.
Pope calls for prayers after hospital disaster in Baghdad, migrant deaths
In the wake of a deadly fire in a Baghdad hospital treating COVID-19 patients and more migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the disasters and their families.
Jesus always loves, defends his flock, seeks out everyone, pope says
Jesus is the good shepherd who knows, loves and defends his sheep, embracing everyone without exception, Pope Francis said.
St. Joseph has never failed to be present to us in our needs
St. Joseph is no stranger to Carmel! He is the protector of our order.
At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’
To put Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella's extraordinarily long life into historical perspective, consider that Pope Pius X was pontiff and Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president when she was born in 1913.
New books offer unique perspectives on long road to sainthood
Sainthood. It's a matter of faith that Catholics who die in a state of grace join the communion of saints in heaven. Indeed, the church has codified that recognition in the celebration of All Saints' Day each Nov. 1.
