Panamanian prelate to World Youth Day pilgrims: Make the adults nervous

PANAMA CITY (CNS) — If there was a common denominator, aside from the Christian faith, that united most pilgrims heading to the opening Mass for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, it was that each person, in his or her own way, faced a challenge back home.

State of the Campaign for January 2019

One of the more visible signs of the campaign's fruit is a new high school, which is now in its second semester. Groundbreaking for the campus was two years ago this month.

St. John Paul II Catholic High School provides for spiritual, academic growth in far...

Some 37 percent of students came from public schools with at least one having never gone to a private school. And he has never looked back.

Keep God’s love alive, pope tells young people at World Youth Day

PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Young men and women in the Church can bring the joy of the Gospel to the world by showing that God’s love extends to all people and excludes no one, Pope Francis said.

Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims

PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims stopped by the Jama Mosque Jan. 24 en route to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis.

Dcn. Gilbert Lopez (1941-2019)

Dcn. Lopez spent his entire diaconate at Our Lady of the Lake serving alongside three classmates.

Dcn. Richard Eckert (1932-2019)

He served the bulk of his diaconal ministry at St. Margaret Mary in Bullhead City.

46 years after ‘Roe,’ Jesus continually offers hope, says bishop at annual Mass for...

Just as Jesus transformed the water into wine at Cana, Jesus can transform our ministry, refill us and give us new hope despite the challenges we face in the pro-life movement, said Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted.

America’s first black priest has lessons to teach us today

Duriga's short and straightforward look at Fr. Tolton's life is for a wide-ranging audience who would like introduction to the priest's life.

Church leaders call Philippine church attack ‘heinous and evil’ terrorism

The first blast left bodies strewn on the floor amid destroyed pews. A second explosion near the entrance shortly after killed at least five soldiers trying to help the wounded.