A standing ovation in a packed Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame greeted the Little Sisters of the Poor who were on campus April 9 to receive the Evangelium Vitae Award for outstanding service to human...
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Kenyan bishops call corruption a ‘cancer,’ urge fight on all levels
Kenya's Catholic bishops challenged the government to show commitment in fighting corruption, calling it a "cancer" that "is killing our country."
U.S. Catholic leaders visiting Iraq challenged to go home, work for peace
A delegation of U.S. Catholic leaders visiting northern Iraq was challenged to go home and work for peace in the troubled region.
Cupich: Pope has ‘intuition about where people live their actual lives’
Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago welcomed the release of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), saying the document might be surprising to some for its insistence on the need for mercy and...
Archbishop, imam decry terrorism, pledge to work together for good
Joining Muslim, Jewish and Christian leaders to promote unity and common areas of cooperation, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron visited a Dearborn Heights mosque April 5 for an interfaith "unity lunch."
Climate change action is not about taking jobs away, cardinal says
Pope Francis' call to action on climate change does not want to ruin any business, provoking job losses, but seeks to point humanity in the right direction in protecting the environment for future generations, a Vatican official...
Religion must be key part of foreign policy, says Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, said she grew up in a generation that was taught to "keep God and religion as separate as possible from foreign policy."
Para los astronautas católicos volar por el espacio no significa renunciar a su fe
En la Estación Espacial Internacional hay un lugar, a pesar de que esté lleno de equipo robótico, en donde a los astronautas les gusta reunirse. Se llama la "Cúpula" y es un módulo pequeño que tiene siete ventanas de proyección...
Pope urges kidnappers to release captives, including Salesian in Yemen
Pope Francis appealed for the release of all people being held captive in the world's battle zones, including Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, who was abducted in Yemen.
Church leaders hail document’s mercy but caution against hurried reading
Church leaders from around the world hailed the tone of mercy in Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), but cautioned against a hurried reading of the document.