Pope, religious leaders call for better EU immigration policies
June 14, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the remains of a rickety boat, pulled from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, were enshrined as a memorial to… Read More
Texas city’s ordinance creating ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ takes effect
June 14, 2021
LUBBOCK, Texas (CNS) — After a federal court dismissed Planned Parenthood’s challenge to a Lubbock ordinance that declares the city a “Sanctuary for the Unborn,”… Read More
Kings Bay Plowshares activists keep focus on continuing witness for peace
June 14, 2021
CLEVELAND (CNS) — The days are long for Martha Hennessy as she waits in a Manchester, New Hampshire, halfway house to hear from federal prison… Read More
Italian priest concerned about the future of papal mission to Afghanistan
June 14, 2021
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNS) — The papal mission to Afghanistan faces an uncertain future as foreign military forces, led by the United States, carry out a… Read More
Philippine bishops welcome halt to mega-dam construction project
June 14, 2021
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has welcomed a decision by the country’s lawmakers to halt construction of a controversial… Read More
Webinar offers guidance on helping former women inmates reenter society
June 11, 2021
HOUSTON (CNS) — The founder of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston’s program Angela House addressed a national webinar recently about what is needed most to help… Read More
Physical activity, sense of humor keep retired farmer fit, healthy at 93
June 11, 2021
CHAMPION, Wis. (CNS) — John Sloot, 93, a retired farmer from Winthrop, Minnesota, lives by the adage of his late brother, Vincent, a marathon runner,… Read More
Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church
June 11, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic… Read More
Pope names South Korea bishop prefect for clergy
June 11, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed South Korean Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon as the new prefect of the Vatican Congregation for… Read More
National Catholic Reporter, Catholic Sentinel among winners of CMA awards
June 11, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — J.D. Conor Mauro, who is editor of ONE magazine, the Catholic Sentinel of Portland, Oregon, Nuestra Voz, Health Progress and Parable magazine… Read More