IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgos Moutafis, Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- News that officials in the Trump administration are considering "zeroing out" the number of refugees accepted...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tim Bishop, Catholic Spirit) By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced July 19 sanctions from the Vatican -- including taking away the...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A few hundred Catholic activists, including dozens of women religious, gathered outside at the foot of the U.S. Capitol July 18...
IMAGE: CNS Photo/Paul Jeffrey By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- By convening a special synod on the Amazon at the Vatican in October, Pope Francis will be giving greater exposure to the church's...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Giancarlo Bernini By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- For Giancarlo Bernini, a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, things are not always as they appear...
By Joseph Pearce | As early as 1921, during his first visit to the United States, Chesterton had been horrified by the rise of Federal and corporate power and the consequent destruction of small...
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA | VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis Sunday recalled the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, encouraging Catholics to look to that great event for inspiration to overcome...
By Joseph Pronechen | During his highly popular television series, Archbishop Fulton Sheen devoted one show to the “Divine Sense of Humor.” He himself often began his talks, or punctuated his serious...
By Doreen Abi Raad | Five years ago this summer, Christians in the Nineveh Plain of Iraq were driven out from their ancient homelands by ISIS, literally overnight. In just a few hours, the Islamic...
By Patti Armstrong | One of the blessings of our Catholic faith is the extensive opportunities to keep our Sunday obligation and to visit some amazing sacred places, too — including on vacation. For..
The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and...