Helped after tornadoes, Catholics in western Ky. aid state’s flood victims

October 18, 2022

OWENSBORO, Ky. (CNS) — Back in December 2021, when western Kentucky was devastated by historic tornadoes, Catholics from dioceses around the Bluegrass State responded by… Read More

Cardinal visits New Orleans congregation whose founder is up for sainthood

October 18, 2022

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — The Sisters of the Holy Family used a recent visit by Cardinal Peter Turkson to update him on the status of… Read More

Eritrean authorities detain Catholic bishop, but won’t say why

October 18, 2022

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport… Read More

Bishop Seitz criticizes expansion of Title 42 to ‘vulnerable’ Venezuelans

October 17, 2022

EL PASO, Texas (CNS) — The Biden administration’s Oct. 12 decision to apply Title 42 to Venezuelans at the U.S.-Mexico border “will have an immediate… Read More

Catholics work to help Venezuelans expelled to Mexico under Title 42

October 17, 2022

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Catholics working with migrants have mobilized to assist Venezuelans who are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers but are… Read More

Pope announces a second session for Synod of Bishops assembly

October 17, 2022

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the church to grow… Read More

Prayer, walk, ‘watch fire’ honor those impacted by Indian boarding schools

October 14, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) — As a child, Virgil Blacklance heard stories about Indian boarding schools, one of which his father attended. He recalled that after events… Read More

Life without parole for school shooter called ‘severe and just punishment’

October 14, 2022

MIAMI (CNS) — There is “no question” the actions of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter “were heinous,” but “a sentence of life in prison without… Read More

Love, solidarity must be part of plan to end hunger, pope says

October 14, 2022

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Success in eradicating hunger will require acts of love and solidarity, not just carefully planned and executed international programs, Pope Francis… Read More

Eucharistic procession takes Christ, his Gospel through Manhattan’s streets

October 13, 2022

NEW YORK (CNS) — A eucharistic procession through Midtown Manhattan Oct. 11, the Mass that preceded it and the adoration that followed fittingly marked the… Read More