Last year, Pope Francis marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a reiteration of the Catholic Church’s call for a ban on nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction.
Hiroshima survivor shares memories of atomic blast with peace activists
Pakistani church deplores suicide blast at Quetta hospital
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has condemned a suicide blast at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, where at least 70 people — many of them lawyers and journalists — were killed and more than 120 injured.
Catholics surveyed say election issues, not candidates, mentioned at Mass
Catholics, by and large, haven’t heard endorsements for one presidential candidate over the other while in the pews this presidential election season.
Florida races to stem Zika spread, offer pregnant women testing
Florida residents, officials and health care leaders have their hands full this summer containing the Zika virus outbreak, which prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue its first domestic travel advisory.
Pope praises witness of 10 athletes on Refugee Olympic Team
In a personal message addressed to each of the 10 members of the new Refugee Olympic Team, Pope Francis wished them success in their events and thanked them for the witness they are giving the world.
Displaced Iraqi Christians are weary of waiting to go home
As Iraqi Christians remember the second anniversary of their forced displacement from their ancestral homeland, some have expressed frustration and weariness that is taking a long time to liberate Mosul and the Ninevah Plains from the Islamic State.
The devil’s in the details: After-school Satan club seeks OK
WASHINGTON (CNS) — It’s 3 p.m. Do you know where your children are? Parents, schools and school districts are paying even closer attention to after-school activities […]
Biden called ‘counter-witness’ to church teaching for presiding at wedding
WASHINGTON (CNS) — By officiating at a same-sex wedding, Vice President Joe Biden as a prominent Catholic politician has created confusion over church teaching on marriage […]