On 9/11, pope greets Vatican, Muslim leaders promoting world peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On a day remembered for the terrorist attacks against the United States, Pope Francis met with members of a committee of Muslim leaders and Vatican officials promoting a new era of dialogue and world peace.
Families show the beauty, blessing of family life, archbishop says
The Synod of Bishops on the family must find ways to give Catholic families a leading role in evangelizing and supporting other families, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told the synod.
Boys choir honors Blessed Mother in new album [VIDEO]
This year's feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sept. 8, is also the launch date for the release of "Ave Maria," an album by the boys of St. Paul's Choir School.
Vatican invites director of University of Mary’s Rome campus to read at Pope Francis’...
Thomas Schulzetenberg comes from great German heritage and is a native Minnesotan, but has a masterful understanding of the English language and especially the Catholic faith.
Priest tells Obama about Cuban exiles’ suffering, longing for freedom
The priest prayed an Our Father. The president lit a candle. And while gazing together at a revered image of Cuba's patroness, the priest reminded the president of the suffering of Cuba's people.
Double vocations celebrations to help laity embrace universal call to holiness
All Saints Day in the Diocese of Phoenix this year will feature a coordinated effort helping English and Spanish-speaking Catholics of all ages embrace their call to holiness.
Jesuit presenter discusses battling addiction with faith and 12 steps
Fr. C. Kevin Gillespie, SJ, held his audience spellbound. The more than 200 people who crowded in to hear him were there to learn about addiction.
Pope begins New Year with apology, prayers for peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis began the New Year with an apology for losing his patience the night before with a woman who grabbed his hand and yanked him closer to her while he was greeting people in St. Peter’s Square.
Ukrainian bishops say military struggle must be matched by moral change
"A national house in which harmony and justice, honesty and respect for each person's dignity will reign," the bishops said.
It’s up to young people to ‘end the scourge of abortion,’ says speaker
On a chilly and cloudy morning on the National Mall in Washington, crowds gathered Jan. 22 for the annual March for Life, this year marking the 42nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand.
