At year’s end, little change on the U.S. immigration front
December 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — For most migrants and their supporters, 2021 looks as if it will end much like it started. With the most recent blow… Read More
Caritas appeals for aid after typhoon claims over 200 lives in Philippines
December 20, 2021
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Super Typhoon Rai has claimed more than 200 lives since making landfall in the Visayas and Mindanao region, Philippine authorities said. Read More
Pope Joan: Old rituals, wild imaginations led to legend, archivist says
December 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Intelligent, in love, highly cultured and heavily pregnant, the infamous “Pope Joan” is one of those urban legends of the “urbi”… Read More
Pope to kids: Jesus loves you, wants you to love others
December 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a rather formal meeting in the Apostolic Palace and a more relaxed one with balloons and silly hats in the… Read More
At Christmas, share joy, not complaints, pope says
December 20, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the celebration of Christmas just around the corner, Christians should look for ways to share the joy of Jesus’ birth… Read More
UPDATE: Cardinal Turkson says he offered to resign at end of his term
December 18, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After a dozen years as a top Vatican cardinal, Cardinal Peter Turkson said he offered Pope Francis his resignation because he… Read More
Vatican answers questions on limits regarding pre-Vatican II Mass
December 18, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Responding to 11 questions it said had been raised about Pope Francis’ document restricting celebrations of the pre-Vatican II Mass, the… Read More
News reports say Cardinal Turkson resigning; no confirmation from Vatican
December 18, 2021
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After a dozen years as a top Vatican cardinal and five years as head of the multifaceted Dicastery for Promoting Integral… Read More
Cardinal O’Malley speaks of polarization, effects on opposition to pope
December 17, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Boston Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, in a Dec. 17 interview with a newspaper from Argentina, spoke about how some church… Read More
Lori: FDA decision on medical abortion puts women’s lives, health at risk
December 17, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) — By no longer requiring the abortion drug mifepristone to be picked up in person, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is “merely… Read More
