Inaugural Mass for St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission offers sense of belonging to African...

Decorated with banners bearing the Pan-African colors of red, green, and black and an image of St. Josephine Bakhita in the sanctuary in front of the altar, the St. Pius X Church building continued receiving visitors beyond capacity during a special liturgy Aug. 7.

NEWS BRIEF: SVdP Phoenix announces Shannon Clancy as CEO

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix Diocesan Council (SVdP) is pleased to announce Shannon Clancy as its new Chief Executive Officer. A Phoenix native, Shannon is the first female CEO for the Arizona nonprofit in its 76-year history and will assume leadership on Oct. 1. 

NEWS BRIEF: André House of Arizona Announces New Executive Director

André House of Arizona (André House) is pleased to announce that John C. Delaney, II will be joining André House on September 1, 2022 as its next Executive Director and will be the first lay person to serve in this role.

As pope calls for dialogue, Nicaraguan police continue harassing Catholics

Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for "open and sincere" dialogue in the Central American country.

Catholic nurses draw on faith, fellowship to be ‘hands and feet of Christ’

Catholic nurses are drawing on faith, fellowship and fortitude to navigate an increasingly complex health care environment, said participants at a global conference on nursing held in Doylestown.

Cardinal Becciu says pope invited him to August consistory

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, currently facing charges of embezzlement and abuse of office, said Pope Francis invited him to attend the Aug. 27 consistory.

Service is a calling for all, not a select few, pope says

Following Christ's example of love and service to those in need is not a task reserved to a select few but a calling for all Christians, Pope Francis said.

In predawn raid, Nicaraguan police move bishop, others to Managua

Nicaraguan police burst into Matagalpa diocesan headquarters and removed an outspoken bishop who had been under house arrest for more than two weeks.

Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for spouse of gay employee

A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, must offer health care coverage to the spouses of gay employees as long as the employees' jobs are nonreligious in nature.

In note to nuns, pope says he is doing everything he can for Ukraine

Pope Francis said he is doing everything he can for Ukraine, saying the world was witnessing "cruelty."