Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON -- Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said he will no longer exercise any public ministry "in obedience" to the Vatican...

WASHINGTON — A study by the Pew Research Center found that young adults worldwide are generally less religious than older adults by a variety...

CUCUTA, Colombia — The director of Caritas Colombia has called for dialogue between the country’s new president-elect and former leftist guerrillas to prevent the...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops “cannot, in good faith, endorse” an immigration bill submitted by the House’s Republican leadership, said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez...

TRENTON, N.J. -- No motive "can justify these ongoing, seemingly relentless acts of gun violence plaguing our cities," Bishop David M. O'Connell of Trenton...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- New medical directives governing health care partnerships and revisions to the charter on the protection of young people were approved...

PARIS — The French church has launched a program to combat anti-migrant and anti-Muslim attitudes amid reports of tensions among Catholics. “It is to resist...

CHICAGO — When world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his Concert for Peace to St. Sabina Church for the second time June 10, there was...

WASHINGTON — One week before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands at the historic summit on Singapore’s Sentosa...

Three adult children of a recently deceased woman were sitting with me planning the funeral. As we looked at options for the Gospel reading...