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June 7, 2018

Pope applauds patriarch’s call to protect the planet, protect people

Pope Francis said that when he was on the Greek island of Lesbos, "while enchanted by the scenery of the blue sky and sea, I was struck by the thought that such a beautiful sea had become a tomb for men, women and children who had for the most part sought only to escape inhumane...
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June 5, 2018

Women at conference speak up about #MeToo movement, sexual revolution

At this conference, a panel of female doctors discussed evidence and concerns about the sexual revolution from the standpoint of women's health.
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June 4, 2018

Supreme Court rules in favor of baker in same-sex wedding cake case

In a 7-2 decision June 4, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker in a case that put anti-discrimination laws up against freedom of speech and freedom of religious expression.
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June 4, 2018

Pope: Seek Christ in ‘abandoned tabernacles’ of the poor, the lonely

As he did with his disciples at Passover, Jesus asks all Christians to prepare a place for him, not in "exclusive, selective places" but rather in uncomfortable places that are "untouched by love, untouched by hope," Pope Francis said.
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June 2, 2018

RFK’s faith three-dimensional in books, but two-dimensional on screen

A former altar boy who sometimes spoke of joining the priesthood, Kennedy's faith, drawn inward after the 1963 assassination of his older brother the president -- and somehow not diminished by a growing belief in existentialism -- informed his political views and his compassion for the poor.
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June 1, 2018

Pope picked fellow ‘street priest’ when he named his almoner a cardinal

By elevating him to the College of Cardinals June 28, the pope is elevating the office of papal almoner, the 54-year-old liturgist told Vatican News May 20.
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May 31, 2018

Weapons of mass distraction: Journalist takes aim at fake papal news

When the pope speaks unguardedly, "there is a risk that some of his expressions can be manipulated or interpreted incorrectly," Italian journalist Nello Scavo told Catholic News Service.
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May 30, 2018

In Panama, world’s indigenous young people to meet before World Youth Day

More than 1,000 young pilgrims will share their cultures, joys and struggles at a gathering of indigenous youth in a small town in Panama just before World Youth Day in January.
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May 30, 2018

Holy Spirit offers gifts that should be cherished, pope says

Pope Francis asked Catholics to recognize and be thankful for the undeserved gift of the Holy Spirit they received with the sacrament of confirmation.
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May 29, 2018

Teaching on all-male priesthood is definitive, cardinal-designate says

That only men can be validly ordained to the priesthood is a truth that is part of the Catholic faith and will not and cannot change, said Cardinal-designate Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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May 27, 2018

Pope, patriarch call for ethical intervention in economy

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople called on Christians to work together to build a culture of solidarity in the face of growing economic inequality and a lack of respect for the human dignity of the poor and of migrants.
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May 26, 2018

Voters in Ireland pave way for abortion on demand

Voters in Ireland have opted to remove the right to life of the unborn from the country's constitution, paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks.
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