Catholic News Service
Ash Wednesday: Our return to dust
One of my brothers observed recently about our dear mother, lying in the hospital: "There's no meat on her bones, and no bones under...
Ash Wednesday — a kick-start to holiness
When I was in college there was a group of students who didn't always practice their faith, but when Ash Wednesday rolled around all...
500 religious groups, leaders seek end to ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
WASHINGTON — Calling the federal government’s migration protection protocols — also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy — “baseless and immoral,” a coalition...
Relic of ‘holy priest’ offers chance to pray for church and...
VAN NUYS, Calif. — In the few moments she spent up close and personal with the incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney during its...
Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican...
ROME — The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis’ summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen...
Cardinal Pell convicted on five counts; verdict will be appealed
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian court found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; sentencing...
Financial settlements report issued for victims of abuse in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA -- A report on the first financial settlements by the Independent Reconciliation and Reparation Program for victims of clergy sexual abuse in the...
‘Redeemer of man,’ the vision and agenda of St. John Paul...
"Redemptor Hominis" ("The Redeemer of Man," 1979), the first of 14 encyclical letters issued by St. John Paul II (1978–2005), lays out the vision...
Covington Catholic High School student alleges defamation, sues Washington Post for...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic high school student at the center of an encounter with a Native American tribal leader in Washington filed a...
Philippine bishop: Duterte’s drug war is ‘illegal, immoral and anti-poor’
KALOOKAN, Philippines — A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said his government’s controversial war on drugs is really a war against the country’s poor.
“There...