For more than 70 years, the popes and Catholic leaders around the globe have echoed the judgment that the nuclear bomb as “the most terrible weapon that the human mind has ever conceived.”
Consistently anti-nuke: Pope continues papal pleas for disarmament
Vatican, Lutheran federation announce study on church, Eucharist, ministry
The official Catholic-Lutheran dialogue will begin a deeper exploration of common beliefs and differences on “church, Eucharist and ministry,” the Vatican and the Lutheran World Federation announced.
‘Horrendous attack weighs on all our hearts,’ says cardinal
Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old from Uzbekistan, mowed down pedestrians and bicyclists in New York late in the afternoon Oct. 31 and left at least eight people dead and 11 others injured.
After Harvey, faith fuels Houston fans; World Series is boost city needed
Members of Annunciation Catholic Church create rosaries custom made for the World Series.
Puerto Ricans see link between poverty, hurricane deaths
Hurricane-related deaths in Puerto Rico have been attributed to drowning and illness, but many Puerto Ricans, including local media professionals, see a link between such deaths and poverty.
On contraception, church must continue to defend life, cardinal says
Inaugurating an Oct. 28 conference anticipating the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical “Humanae Vitae,” Cardinal Brandmuller told participants that in ignoring traditional church teaching men and women today have seated themselves “on the throne of the Creator.”
Concern rises over impact of expected tax cuts on programs for the poor
Congress is trying to simplify the tax code to deliver on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to cut taxes for the middle class, but tax policy is not a simple matter.
Pope takes questions from children in hurricane-hit Texas, Puerto Rico
In a video chat with young children participating in a program of the international network of “Scholas Occurrentes” Oct. 26, the pope spoke with children from Texas and Puerto Rico, where Hurricanes Harvey and Maria struck hardest.