Christians are called to detach themselves from power, reject violence and sacrifice themselves for God and others out of love, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Christians fight evil with love, sacrifice, never with violence
Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, will face charges in Australia
Proclaiming his innocence after being charged with sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell said, “I’m looking forward finally to having my day in court.”
Pope will visit Chile, Peru in January, Vatican announces
Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and, the Vatican announced, he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.
Pope tells new cardinals to serve people, tackle sins
Cardinals are not called to be “princes” of the church, but to serve the people of God and tackle the sins of the world, Pope Francis told five new cardinals.
Bishops, Catholic groups worry about consequences of partial travel ban
The court announced June 26 that until its hears the case in the fall and weighs a decision, it would allow part of the ban to be implemented and some “foreign nationals” will be barred from entering the country.
Supreme Court will hear travel ban, allow some limits on immigration
President Donald Trump’s executive order went into litigation almost as soon as it was issued Jan. 27 and now Supreme Court of the United States said that this fall it will hear a case involving the travel ban, which seeks to delay entry into the country by immigrants from six majority-Muslim countries and one that suspends, for a time, the entry of all refugees.
Bishops: Loss of affordable health care under GOP plan ‘simply unacceptable’
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, in its analysis of the Senate health care bill, said late June 26 the measure would leave 22 million more people without insurance.
Court says church school can’t be barred from state funds for playground
Trinity Lutheran preschool fights for the constitutional right to the free exercise of religion and right to participate in a government benefit program without having to disavow its religious character.