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