Keep the creche in Christmas, pope urges
December 3, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real… Read More
Being ‘inclusive’ of those with disabilities means valuing them, pope says
December 3, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Making churches accessible and services understandable is important, but having wheelchair ramps and sign-language interpreters is not enough for a parish… Read More
Pastor reflects on 10th anniversary of Sandy Hook school shooting
December 2, 2022
RYE, N.Y. (CNS) — Ten years ago, Newtown, Connecticut was catapulted into the national spotlight when a young man shot and killed 26 people Dec. Read More
Give joyful witness and lobby hard for families, pope tells Italian groups
December 2, 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Italy’s declining birthrate is alarming, and groups that assist Italian families must do more both in terms of lobbying and witnessing… Read More
Ukrainian government says it will investigate Orthodox linked to Moscow
December 2, 2022
LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) — The Ukrainian government said it would sanction members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate. After a Dec. Read More
Moravian star factory: 125 years of Christmas — and geometry
December 2, 2022
HERRNHUT, Germany (CNS) — Almost 800,000 Moravian stars in various sizes and colors will leave the factory in the German state of Saxony this year. Read More
Ukrainian American deacon urges prayers for Ukraine in winter months
December 1, 2022
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — Ukrainian Americans and newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants in the Midwest spent the last Sunday of November commemorating the 1930s Soviet-engineered famine… Read More
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
