Catholic News Service
What role can social media play in evangelization?
These days, one is hard-pressed to find people who speak positively about social media. In fact, a quick Google search of the term "social...
Pope accepts Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation as Washington archbishop
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor.
When...
Limousine crash ‘heartbreaking, gut-wrenching’ for New York community
ALBANY, N.Y. — Among the 20 people killed in a devastating limousine accident Oct. 6 in Schoharie were several victims who had connections to...
From Ohio to Kenya, Glenmary brother trots globe in search of...
CINCINNATI — God’s ability to call vocations isn’t limited by geography, and so a vocation director must go wherever the Holy Spirit leads.
For Brother...
Condemned Catholic woman to learn her fate for blasphemy in Pakistan
CHESTER, England -- The first Catholic woman to be condemned to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws will discover her fate later this month, her...
‘Unthinkable pain, raw emotion’ remain a year after shooting, says bishop
LAS VEGAS — This last year “has been a time of unthinkable pain and raw emotion for the Las Vegas community and for families...
Catholic students among more than 1,400 dead after Indonesian earthquake, tsunami
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Catholic aid agencies were among those working to assess the needs and get relief to the island of Sulawesi after an...
Canadian bishops’ abuse policies do not include way to censure bishops
OTTAWA, Ontario — New sexual abuse policies that Canada’s bishops have vowed to implement will focus on prevention but will not include a mechanism...
U.S. church urged to fight racism with same zeal waged for...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Catholic Church in the United States has a strong pro-life identity and is well-known for being passionately against abortion. But...
New delegate of administrative affairs named for West Virginia diocese
WHEELING, W.Va. -- The layman who is the new delegate of administrative affairs for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston said he will dedicate himself to...