Catholic media must be in communion with pope, cardinal tells EWTN

October 21, 2022

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Media outlets that identify as Catholic must live “in a spirit of communion” with the pope, especially at a time of… Read More

‘Can’t not do it,’ says Sister Prejean of her fight to end death penalty

October 21, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death… Read More

Academy for Life president defends appointment of economist

October 20, 2022

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Convinced that poverty, inequality and economic systems are killing millions of people each year and threatening the dignity of many more… Read More

Cardinal answers questions on peace, justice he’d posed 20 years before

October 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington has enjoyed a long career in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy. But that career isn’t so long… Read More

A 2013 quote from Pope Francis reminds Catholics of their duty to vote

October 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — “A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern.” With the U.S. midterm… Read More

Study of priests shows distrust of bishops, fear of false abuse accusations

October 19, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A study of U.S. priests released Oct. 19 details clerics’ “crisis of trust” toward their bishops as well as fear that if… Read More

Stories of released Ukrainian women make blood run cold, says archbishop

October 19, 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) — After Ukrainian women were released in a prisoner swap with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said their stories… Read More

Pope: Seeing God at work in small things helps one recognize God’s call

October 19, 2022

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Reviewing one’s life is an essential step in discerning God’s call because it helps one see places where God was at… Read More

Chicago’s Father Pfleger is removed from ministry over abuse allegation

October 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Father Michael Pfleger, a popular Chicago priest and outspoken advocate against gun violence, gangs, poverty and racism, has stepped aside from his… Read More

Bishops wrestled with possibility of nuclear annihilation in pastoral letter

October 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Over the course of three years, the U.S. bishops not only wrestled with the specter of nuclear Armageddon in writing a pastoral… Read More