WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said in a May 25 statement that a planned increase in federal immigration raids is “yet […]
Archbishop, immigrant advocates decry plans for stepped-up raids
Cincinnati parishioners learn to ‘Civilize It’ during election season
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Amid the anger, the attacks and the sometimes boisterous nature of this year’s presidential campaign, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is encouraging parishioners to […]
Prayer is no magic wand; it strengthens faith in tough times, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prayer is not a magic wand that fulfills your desires, but it is what helps you keep the faith when you don’t […]
Archbishop: World Meeting of Families is part of wider church renewal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The 2018 World Meeting of Families in Ireland is part of a broad program of renewal of the church’s pastoral care for […]
Musician, actor, cardinals, lawyer address U.S. Catholic college graduates
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Speakers at commencement exercises at U.S. Catholic colleges and universities this year ranged from musician and composer Harry Connick Jr. and actor of […]
Priest in Vietnam released before Obama’s visit
HUE, Vietnam (CNS) — Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, a human rights campaigner jailed by Vietnamese authorities, was released from prison three days ahead of the […]
‘The meeting is the message,’ pope tells head of al-Azhar
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim […]
Court remands two HHS challenges to lower courts ‘in light of Zubik’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court in orders issued May 23 remanded two Catholic entities’ legal challenges to the federal contraceptive mandate back to the […]