Catholic News Service
Amid polarization, the church must work to build bridges
Angry polarization pervades too many conversations these days, from social media to cable news to family dinner tables. Catholics aren't exempt from this, of...
Young people are seeking more; the gospel can deliver
Summertime used to be about big blockbuster movies. This summer box office receipts are sagging and even the sequels are having a hard time....
Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s remains moved to Peoria; sainthood cause is reopened
PEORIA, Ill. — As a small group of witnesses silently looked on, the mortal remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen were interred at St....
Catholic Charities USA accepting donations online to help migrant children
Catholic Charities USA is accepting donations online to help its agencies along the U.S. border with Mexico meet basic needs and ensure that migrant...
Cardinal Burke cuts ties with Dignitatis Humanae Institute, citing its alignment...
VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke has resigned from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute, saying it has become "more and more identified with...
U.S. bishops join Pope Francis reacting to photos of drowned migrant...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. bishops joined Pope Francis in expressing sadness after seeing photos of the lifeless bodies of a migrant father and his daughter...
Diocese’s baseball outing aimed at fellowship, evangelization and fun too
SAN DIEGO — When it comes to evangelization, Jesus wants you to step up to the plate and take your best swing, even if...
English bishops praise ruling that mentally disabled woman can give birth
LONDON — English bishops welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that a pregnant mentally disabled woman did not need to have an abortion.
On June...
Vatican women’s soccer match canceled after protests
VATICAN CITY -- The members of the Vatican's women's soccer team decided not to play their first foreign match June 22 when a couple...
U.S. State Department honors Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani as anti-trafficking ‘hero’
WASHINGTON -- Honored as one of the U.S. State Department's "heroes" in combatting human trafficking, Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani urged action to fight the...