Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote in the Senate Thursday to advance a measure allowing states to once... Read more
Six years after the start of the Civil War, Syria's apostolic nuncio said that the country is in a “bloodbath”... Read more
A Spanish bishop last week published criteria for the accompaniment of the divorced-and-remarried, inviting them to a “catechumenal itinerary” by... Read more
The U.S. bishops have criticized President Donald Trump’s recent executive order which rolls back environmental protections, noting their concern that... Read more
Pope Francis issued a message ahead of the 2018 World Meeting of Families (WMOF), saying couples and families should root... Read more
In recent months, national debates over immigration and deportation have reached a fever pitch in the wake of President Trump's... Read more
In one Irish diocese, the number of active priests may halve in fewer than 15 years. As a result, Bishop... Read more
Political unrest and uncertainty about the future have grown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the Catholic bishops’ withdrawal... Read more
When a Phoenix mother lost her eyesight due to a rare medical condition, she feared she would never be able... Read more
A Supreme Court case about pension plans of religious hospitals could decide something much bigger – whether religious groups are... Read more
With the battle for major ISIS strongholds heating up in Iraq, Pope Francis has voiced his closeness to the country,... Read more
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced a new initiative on marriage and family life: a three-year course which will be... Read more
In the centennial year of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco will consecrate his archdiocese... Read more
The California Catholic Conference has announced that it is sponsoring a bill to help attract and retain teachers in response... Read more
A new high-ranking official at the Department of Health and Human Services could give the agency a significant shift in... Read more
In a death penalty case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Texas court ruling that a... Read more
The March for Life in Lima, Peru on Saturday was transformed into a Solidarity March, with volunteers gathering several tons... Read more
Archbishop Rino Fisichella celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to mark the one-year anniversary of the passing of Mother Angelica,... Read more
On Tuesday, Pope Francis acknowledged the difficulty of totally eliminating nuclear weapons, but said the challenge is still a necessary... Read more
Catholics are banding together to bring life-saving health care to rural areas in one of the poorest countries in the... Read more