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Bishops meeting in Baltimore: Need to address abuse crisis

BALTIMORE -- At the start of the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was clear the bishops had a...

Mexican bishops on migrants: ‘We cannot turn ourselves into that wall’

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican bishops’ conference questioned the details of a deal in which Mexico will strengthen security along its southern border with...

Q&A with Father Kenneth Doyle: When are we judged? And are...

By FATHER KENNETH DOYLE Q. In the Nicene Creed, we recite that Christ "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead."...

Former NBA referee and Philly native makes spiritual call to be...

PHILADELPHIA — If 30 years ago anyone told Steve Javie he would become a permanent deacon, he probably would have said, "No way." Sure, he...

New York court says Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s remains must be...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Diocese said Bishop Daniel R. Jenky "is overjoyed and elated" that the remains of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will...

So Dad, what do you want for Father’s Day?

"So Dad, what do you want for Father's Day?" This annual question from my five kids is a fact of life, just as inevitable as...

Pope Francis names special delegate for pastoral care of Lourdes pilgrims

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named a special delegate for the pastoral care of pilgrims to the French shrine of Our Lady of...

Cardinal George Pell back to prison in Melbourne to await appeal...

MELBOURNE, Australia  -- Cardinal George Pell was taken back to prison June 6 at the end of a two-day hearing on his appeal of...

National Institutes of Health banned from using fetal tissue from elective...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services banned the National Institutes of Health from using human fetal stem cells from...

Bishop Paprocki bars Illinois Catholic lawmakers who back abortion from Communion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Springfield Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki issued a decree June 6 stating that Catholic lawmakers in the Illinois Legislature "who promoted or...

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