Bishop Barron disappointed by Senate passage of Respect for Marriage Act
December 1, 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth said he was “gravely disappointed” by… Read More
Pope to travel to Congo, make ecumenical peace pilgrimage to South Sudan
December 1, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After postponing his trip last July, Pope Francis has rescheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 5 his trip to Congo and his ecumenical… Read More
Church urged to focus on African teens coming of age with HIV
November 30, 2022
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — As the international community marked World AIDS Day Dec. 1, some priests, church and agency officials said the Catholic Church must… Read More
USCCB committee decries rising antisemitism in U.S.
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying they are outraged by growing “antisemitic rhetoric” across the country, members of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and… Read More
New Orleans archbishop prays for murdered priest, missing worker
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The head of the Archdiocese of New Orleans spoke of horror and pain in a Nov. 30 statement, following what police believe… Read More
Senate passes Respect for Marriage Act; bill now heads to House
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Ahead of the U.S. Senate’s Nov. 29 61-to-36 vote approving the Respect for Marriage Act, the chairmen of two U.S. Conference of… Read More
Even a two-minute examination of conscience is helpful, pope says
November 30, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A daily examination of conscience is an important tool for recognizing where God is at work in one’s life and where… Read More
Agencies in Texas archdiocese assist immigrants, refugees seeking asylum
November 29, 2022
HOUSTON (CNS) — Casa Juan Diego and Catholic Charities, recuperating from an overflow of Venezuelans seeking asylum from their country’s economic and political spiral this… Read More
UPDATE: Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod
November 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others want “to put the brakes on the synod process,” those… Read More
Regional representatives meet pope, discuss ‘continental phase’ of synod
November 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some people want to “reform” the Catholic Church and others want “to put the brakes on the synod process,” those… Read More