Ukrainian Bishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk says Russian troops instilling fear in border regions
A Catholic bishop from eastern Ukraine said tensions remain high despite an announced withdrawal of Russian forces.
"Nothing has changed -- the great bulk of...
Pope Francis offers hope, urges vaccine for disadvantaged, end to pandemic
VATICAN CITY -- On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the...
Emergence of John Paul II gave hope to political prisoners seeking religious freedom in...
WARSAW, Poland -- Soviet political prisoners from various backgrounds begged St. John Paul II's help in secret messages after his 1978 election, according to...
German Catholics among those who suffered under Nazis
When Germany surrendered to Allied Forces May 7, 1945, Catholics saw a nation and their church shattered.
Adolf Hitler’s destructive reign had turned many Germans...
At Easter liturgy, Pope Francis calls for a ‘contagion’ of hope, peace, care for...
VATICAN CITY -- In an Easter celebration like no other, Pope Francis prayed that Christ, "who has already defeated death and opened for us...
Retired Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan-Archbishop Stephen Sulyk dies at 95
PHILADELPHIA — Retired Metropolitan-Archbishop Stephen Sulyk of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia died the morning of April 6 after having been hospitalized some...
Pope Francis ‘Urbi et Orbi’ 2019: Prayers that Christmas softens hardened hearts to bring...
VATICAN CITY -- The light of peace, hope and salvation brought into the world with the birth of Jesus is stronger than the darkness...
Pope accepts resignation of Ukrainian Bishop John Bura; past assignments included St. Nicholas in...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John Bura of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. He is 75, the...
Annual Marian pilgrimage draws hundreds to abandoned town, Centralia Pa.
CENTRALIA, Pa. -- About 500 pilgrims came to a small church on the side of a Pennsylvania mountain Aug. 25 to pray for peace.
They...
Faith-based agencies ‘appalled’ by reports U.S. could end refugee admissions
WASHINGTON -- News that officials in the Trump administration are considering "zeroing out" the number of refugees accepted by the United States brought an...