El obispo ordena al Padre Camou al sacerdocio

Al estar postrado en el piso de la catedral llena de gente, esperando ser ordenado al sacerdocio, el Padre Fernando Camou bebió la Letanía de...

Families need prayers, mercy, courage, including from synod, pope says

Pope Francis acknowledged the suffering and hope of young people who do not experience happiness and love at home, the "many women, sad and lonely," who wonder how their love "slipped away," and the elderly who feel cast aside.

Catholics close out Fortnight for Freedom in prayer to Blessed Mother

“The Virgin Mary struck her claim to our nation from the beginning,” Manny Yrique said July 4 during Phoenix’s Mass and Rosary closing out the local observation of the fourth annual nationwide Fortnight for Freedom.

Jesuit church where pope will pray in Ecuador known as ‘Baroque icon’

When Pope Francis enters the Jesuit church here July 7 for a moment of private prayer, he will step into an architectural gem where trees once grew up through the floor.

Café ‘Especial’ benefiting Catholic Charities hits secular shelves

It's a good day for coffee lovers. A new specialty ground coffee is available with proceeds benefiting Catholic Charities.

Military, faith form Texas Catholic’s sense of duty to country, church

The Fourth of July is a day of celebration, but it is also an ideal time to reflect on our freedoms and the sacrifices our service men and women have made to sustain them — men like Master Sgt. Pablo H. Villesca who witnessed Afghanistan's first free, direct elections.

New daily EWTN call-in show features local voice as co-host

Debbie Georgianni, is finishing her third week of co-hosting “Take 2 with Jerry and Debbie,” a live call-in show that takes a fresh look at personal, spiritual and cultural issues all through a Catholic lens that draws on life experiences, solid theology and a lively conversation.

Catholic economist: Pope has ‘measured’ critique of U.S. economy

Ahead of his apostolic visit to the United States in September, some are bracing themselves for more criticisms from the pope, this time directed specifically at the U.S. culture and economy.

New focus for U.S. Buddhist-Catholic dialogue: social justice

Catholics and Buddhists from five U.S. cities have issued a joint statement — a new, practical approach to interreligious dialogue — expressing their commitment to work together to help lift their communities out of poverty and remedy other social ills in their neighborhoods.

Court upholds execution drug protocol criticized as cruel and unusual 

WASHINGTON (CNS) — In another in a series of bitterly divided end-of-term cases, the Supreme Court June 29 upheld the execution protocol used by...