Nigeria's Catholic bishops called on the government to become less dependent on crude oil as the driver of the country's economy and to strengthen investments in grass-roots businesses to reduce glaring financial inequality.
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Death-row experience interweaves lives of priest, man he helped free
When Father Neil Kokoothe first met Joseph D'Ambrosio on Ohio's death row in December 1998, he intended to describe the funeral of the condemned man's mother.
Bishop challenges Catholics to combat ‘ugly tide of anti-Islamic bigotry’
San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy is challenging U.S. Catholics to take an active role in combating "the scourge of anti-Islamic prejudice."
Mourners praise life, legacy of Scalia, call his faith ‘remarkable’
Following the Feb. 20 funeral Mass for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, some who attended the funeral shared their profound admiration and fond memories of...
Siendo humano: El papa Francisco deleita a muchos y frustra a algunos
El papa es humano. El papa Francisco demostró en México, como lo hace dondequiera que va, que casi todas las personas lo encuentran atractivo, la mayor parte del tiempo.
Bishop Bradley decries shootings in Kalamazoo, Michigan, prays for victims
Expressing shock and sadness, Bishop Paul J. Bradley of Kalamazoo offered prayers for the six people who were killed and two others who were injured by a gunman in the western Michigan city.
Life offers chances for real mercy, says retired Quebec archbishop
Archbishop Maurice Couture, 89, embraces the Year of Mercy as a concrete sign of hope for both society and the church, especially on critical issues such as euthanasia, divorce and abortion.
El construír murallas para mantener a los inmigrantes fuera no es cristiano, dice el papa
El Papa Francisco insistió en que construír murallas para mantener a los inmigrantes fuera del país de uno no es cristiano, mientras volaba sobre territorio texano en el avión que lo llevaría de regreso a Roma, después de haber...
The deeper his faith, the better public servant Scalia was, says son
Just as many pilgrims are passing through the Holy Door at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in this Year of Mercy, the casket bearing the body of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia...
Philippine nuns, priests say role in revolution affected their faith
Religious and clergy in the Philippines say their experiences in the People Power Revolution 30 years ago have had a lasting impact on their faith and vocations.