CCHD’s mission: Working on the margins, empowering vulnerable people

November 19, 2021

This is a guest column written by Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on… Read More

Climate talks: From ‘blah, blah, blah’ to spurring action rooted in care

November 19, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After two weeks of talks among world leaders at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, there were plenty of terse tweets… Read More

CELAM looks to explain ‘politics is a way of living the Christian faith’

November 19, 2021

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Police regularly patrol outside the parish where Msgr. Carlos Áviles celebrates Mass in Managua, Nicaragua. He calls it an act of… Read More

Saint shows us how ‘to move forward with hope amid struggles,’ bishop says

November 19, 2021

CHICAGO (CNS) — Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Robert G. Casey in a Nov. 13 homily reflected on St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s courage to carry out God’s… Read More

Encanto

November 19, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Will viewers be charmed by “Encanto” (Disney)? For the most part, the answer is probably yes, though this vivacious animated musical… Read More

Activists urge Congress to pass Philippines Human Rights Act

November 19, 2021

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Religious, human rights and labor activists placed thousands of pairs of “tsinelas,” Filipino for “flip-flops,” on the lawn outside the U.S. Capitol… Read More

Faced with many choices, youth urged to choose wisely, honor Father and Son

November 19, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — The National Catholic Youth Conference had barely begun by mid-afternoon Nov. 18, but already the hallways of the Indiana Convention Center in… Read More

To fight child labor, eliminate poverty, give adults fair wages, pope says

November 19, 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of exploitative child labor,… Read More

Catholic advocates express optimism on future of immigration reform

November 18, 2021

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic immigration advocates sent a positive message to U.S. prelates at end of the Nov. 17 public session of the U.S. Conference… Read More

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

November 18, 2021

NEW YORK (CNS) — Close to four decades after Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis took on a demonically controlled giant marshmallow… Read More