House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has been studying poverty at the federal level from Washington, but he took a few hours to learn what poverty looks like on the front lines with a visit to Catholic Charities Fort Worth April 3.
Ryan visits Texas Catholic agency to see solutions to poverty firsthand
Catholic leaders react to Trump’s plan to send National Guard to border
Catholic leaders in Texas criticized President Donald Trump’s April 4 announcement that he would be deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Catholic priest’s kidnap illustrates problems Congolese church faces
The recent kidnapping of a Congolese priest illustrates some of the problems the Catholic Church has faced during the prolonged conflict.
Assisted suicide, abortion, school aid among issues tackled by states
Assisted suicide, abortion restrictions, health insurance coverage of abortion, financial aid for nonpublic schools and some tax relief for low-income families are among the issues being tackled by state legislatures across the country.
Pope’s exhortation on holiness to be released April 9
“Rejoice and Be Glad,” Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in the modern world,” will be released April 9, the Vatican announced.
Quebec bishops ponder possibility of married priests
The Catholic bishops of Quebec have discussed the possibility of ordaining married men to priesthood.
Participants in interfaith rally resolve to continue Rev. King’s work
About 2,000 people gathered on the National Mall April 4 to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and to commit themselves to fighting racism and discrimination.
Rallies, prayer services recall legacy of slain civil rights leader
Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — he was gunned down April 4, 1968 — the great civil rights advocate continues to be an outstanding example of how to live the Gospel message, according to Catholic clergy and others.