Vatican’s U.N. observer stresses need to eradicate world hunger
Finding a solution to the "ongoing scandal" of worldwide hunger should be a top priority, said the Vatican's representative to the United Nations.
Eucharist nourishes, sustains and should transform people, pope says
In the Eucharist, Jesus makes himself the food that nourishes and sustains Catholics, even when the road gets rough, Pope Francis said before leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Rome.
Hearing focuses on proposal to ban abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy
The fetal nervous system and brain structures that communicate pain are already in place by the 18th week of gestation, a neurobiologist from Utah told a congressional hearing May 23.
Florida bishops say use of death penalty ‘sanctions revenge’
Using capital punishment to show that killing is wrong "sanctions revenge," Florida's seven Catholic bishops said in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott.
Pope Francis: What have you done to make the Church holy, welcoming?
All Catholics must ask themselves what they personally have done lately to build up the holiness of the Church and ensure people feel welcomed and loved in it, Pope Francis said.
Pope prays for Chinese Catholics, talks about loving one’s enemies
In the face of difficulty, it's natural to hope just to get by, but being Christian means patiently enduring trials and overcoming oppression with love, Pope Francis said at a Mass that included special prayers for China.
Pope Francis plans to complete encyclical on faith, spokesman says
Continuing a papal tradition of finishing a predecessor's work in progress, Pope Francis intends to complete an encyclical -- on the virtue of faith -- begun during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.
Vatican organizing worldwide, simultaneous eucharistic adoration June 2
Vatican officials are making strategic phone calls to some of the world's most far-flung dioceses, trying to verify that in each of the world's inhabited time zones there will be an organized hour of eucharistic adoration coinciding with 5-6 p.m. Rome time June 2.
Catholic singer-songwriter aims to bring Christ to ‘10,000 places’
Singer-songwriter Audrey Assad seeks to bring a message of Pope Francis about building bridges to the music business. "Paul is a pontifex, a builder of bridges," the pope said at a Mass May 8.
Being priest was ‘everything’ to man ordained two days before he died
Ordination "meant everything" to Father Scott R. Carroll. "His dream was to be ordained a priest." That's how the 46-year-old priest was remembered by Father Keith Stripe, pastor of his home parish of St. Joseph.
