Catholic News Service
Famed Notre Dame cathedral in Paris ablaze — photo gallery
PARIS -- A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of...
Georgetown University students vote for student fee to pay reparations over...
WASHINGTON -- Undergraduate students at Jesuit-run Georgetown University voted overwhelmingly April 11 to pay a new student fee that would be for reparations to...
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Emanuele Village, a community for...
ROME — Drawing attention to the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease, Pope Francis made an afternoon visit to a community of group...
Pope Francis sends aid to flood victims in Iran
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has sent a large donation to assist tens of thousands of Iranians who lost their homes and businesses in...
Senate subcommittee questions Twitter executive on flagging of St. Teresa quote
WASHINGTON -- Before the crowd at an April 10 hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, displayed...
Bulgarian Orthodox Church orders clergy to not participate in prayers during...
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's predominant Orthodox Church has ordered its clergy not to take part in prayers or services with Pope Francis when he...
Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega summoned to Rome as threats worsen in...
MEXICO CITY -- A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase -- presumably the product of...
Victory for fetal heartbeat in Ohio as Gov. Mike DeWine OKs...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that would make it illegal to carry out an abortion once a fetal heartbeat...
Executions down globally, but up in U.S., says Amnesty International
The number of executions worldwide has dropped by almost one-third, Amnesty International said in its latest review of the death penalty.
At least 690 people...
Paraguay pays tribute to 90-year-old Jesuit
ASUNCION, Paraguay — It does not matter if it is in a demonstration against the International Monetary Fund or to support a small displaced...