First Way Pregnancy Center welcomes second ultrasound machine

Friends, supporters and staff of First Way Pregnancy Support Center gathered Dec. 12 to celebrate the advent of the facility’s second ultrasound machine.

Catholic school students mix faith and activism at climate change rally

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A few hundred Catholic school students from the Washington Archdiocese took their cue, literally, from Pope Francis when they joined thousands of mostly young people at the climate change march in Washington Sept. 20 behind the banner with his words: “Hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.”

Nuevo club de cine llega a evangelizar a los latinos

¿Quién no disfruta de una buena película? Cristofer Pereyra, director de la Oficina de misiones hispanas de la Diócesis de Phoenix, ha inventado una manera creativa de llegar a la comunidad latina a través de las películas.

Military, faith form Texas Catholic’s sense of duty to country, church

The Fourth of July is a day of celebration, but it is also an ideal time to reflect on our freedoms and the sacrifices our service men and women have made to sustain them — men like Master Sgt. Pablo H. Villesca who witnessed Afghanistan's first free, direct elections.

In op-ed, border bishop pleads for TPS leniency for sake of children

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Days before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security decides whether to extend or terminate a special immigration status for some 200,000 Salvadorans in the U.S., a border bishop pleaded with the Trump administration to think about the well-being of the immigrants’ children who are U.S. citizens.

State of the Campaign — Christmas

During this season, God is inviting each of us to follow Him, to walk with Him and to be a part of His Church. The “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante” campaign seeks to extend that invitation to every person in our diocese.

Catholics on Guam pray for peace amid threats by North Korea

HAGATNA, Guam (CNS) — The Catholic Church on Guam is urging its members and all people on the island to be prayerful and stay centered in Christ amid threats of missile attacks by North Korea.

Pope listens to what Francis of Assisi can teach us about creation

VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — On the first World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the preacher to the papal household said that St. Francis of Assisi is a key model in showing the link between faith in God and care for our common home.

Cross placed at Aurora memorial to symbolize baby lost in miscarriage

small wood projects COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CNS) -- On a recent quiet afternoon at the makeshift memorial for the victims of the July 20 Aurora...

Fundraising breakfast fuels livelihood for Boys Hope Girls Hope scholars

It wasn’t just the most important meal of the day to fortify the hours ahead. It provided a livelihood for 90 young scholars.