Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
In times of crisis, church returns to basics of faith, Bishop...
ROME — In times of crisis, the Catholic Church and its faithful must return to the basics of the Christian faith, said Auxiliary Bishop...
Ancient model for modern dialogue: St. Francis in the sultan’s court
VATICAN CITY — In Catholic chronicles, St. Francis of Assisi’s meeting with the sultan of Egypt 800 years ago is enmeshed in pious legends;...
Pope Francis delivers message of Lent on Ash Wednesday: A wake-up...
ROME -- Marked with ashes, Christians set off on a Lenten journey where they strive to leave behind everything that will turn to dust...
What makes a politician Catholic? Not party affiliation, but promoting good,...
VATICAN CITY -- What makes a politician "Catholic" is not party affiliation, but dedication to promoting the common good, particularly through listening to and...
Give up gossiping for Lent, pope suggests
ROME -- Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying to correct one's own...
Swiss bishops, religious orders strengthen abuse reporting mandate
VATICAN CITY — Just a few days after the Vatican summit on child protection and clerical sexual abuse, the bishops' conference and major religious...
Jailed Cardinal Pell subject to canonical investigation at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY -- The day Australian Cardinal George Pell was jailed in Melbourne after being found guilty of child sexual abuse, the Vatican announced...
Cardinal DiNardo: ‘Any loopholes’ in how bishops are treated ‘must be...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican summit on child protection and the clerical sexual abuse crisis affirmed the U.S. bishops' strong belief that bishops and...
Vatican summit: Cardinal tells gathering ‘We confess to shielding guilty, silencing...
VATICAN CITY -- In an opulent Vatican room designed in the 16th century for papal meetings with kings, a cardinal read, "We confess that...