Family portraits, mutual support part of Caritas global assembly
The assembly brought together some 450 delegates from more than 150 national Catholic charities from around the world to focus on the theme, "One Human Family. One Common Home."
Brother priests who became military chaplains reunited in burial ceremony
Edward Rouse, the priests' oldest nephew and a Marine Corps veteran, called the 15-minute ceremony that included a 21-gun salute "the appropriate rendition of honors for two men who served God and country."
Catholics join faith leaders gathered to remember child deaths at border
Sr. Lucey asked those gathered to pray so that lawmakers would see the migrants "as human beings who need protection" and in them see "their children, their grandchildren."
Seton pair write award-winning letters
After reading something from the author, students wrote to them about how the work personally impacted them.
Clergy and religious immigration to U.S. continues sans headlines
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network has a hand in about 800 cases each year, with close to 5,000 people from all denominations coming annually as "religious workers."
California Archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ by Senate passing Confession bill
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gómez, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was “deeply disappointed” by the California Senate’s passage of a bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of Confession.
Missouri could become first state where no abortions can be performed
It could happen by the end of May 31 unless the clinic makes changes to comply with various state health regulations. That would make its license renewable.
Pope: Through the Holy Spirit, God’s word can tear down divisive walls
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the Holy Spirit speaks to men and women through the word of those who evangelize, it ignites a power strong enough to break down the barriers that divide the human family, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis denies knowing of allegations against McCarrick
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nearly a year later, Pope Francis denied claims made by a former apostolic nuncio to the United States who accused him and other Church officials of failing to act on accusations of abuse of conscience and power by former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Louisiana’s Democratic governor signs pro-life ‘heartbeat bill’
BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) — Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Catholic, said he will sign into law a measure that makes nearly all abortions illegal in the state once the fetal heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as six weeks.
