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Vatican officials: World Mission Sunday collection still scheduled for Oct. 18

VATICAN CITY -- The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is "as unique as it is rare" because...

‘Samaritanus bonus’ from Vatican affirms accompanying the dying as Mary did at the foot...

WASHINGTON -- Michaela Gallagher was a 16-year-old volunteer at the Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence for the elderly poor in Somerville,...

Father William D. Byrne of Washington Archdiocese named head of Diocese of Springfield

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has appointed Father William D. Byrne, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, to head the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. He succeeds...

Women religious working across the U.S. to ensure citizens can exercise right to vote

Having her volunteers register voters three days a week for the past two months in Youngstown, Ohio -- not to mention the training and...

Bishop Malooly thanks legal community for consistent support during annual ‘Red Mass’ — Photo...

WILMINGTON — Bishop Malooly took the opportunity at the annual "Red Mass" to thank the members of the St. Thomas More Society for everything...

Four Swiss Guards among seven positive COVID-19 diagnoses in Vatican City

VATICAN CITY — Four members of the Swiss Guard and three other residents of Vatican City State recently tested positive for COVID-19, said Matteo...

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, nuncio to United Nations, says economic inequities made worse by COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS -- In an Oct. 7 address to the United Nations' Economic and Financial Committee, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican's newly appointed nuncio,...

‘Fratelli Tutti’ highlights need for fraternity to counter war, says Cardinal Parolin

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' social encyclical sees the need for human fraternity as more than just an abstract concept, but as a concrete...

‘Fratelli Tutti’ Encyclical is ‘an important contribution to the church’s rich tradition of social...

WASHINGTON -- In his new encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship," Pope Francis reminds the faithful that "God’s plan for humanity has...

For some voters, a renewed awareness of racism looms large in upcoming election

Race relations and a renewed awareness of racism are among the issues informing Catholic voters’ choice of candidate and parties as they head to...

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