Catholic News Service
Indonesian archbishop urges Catholics to ditch use of plastic bags
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Months after Indonesia’s military was summoned to unclog Jakarta Bay, Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo has joined a chorus of disapproval of the...
Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, founding bishop of Diocese of Biloxi, dies...
BILOXI, Miss. -- Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi and the first black bishop in the 20th century...
Young adults embrace opportunity to deepen their faith at SEEK2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Tears filled Missy Brassie’s eyes as she talked about the most emotional part of the five-day SEEK2019 conference involving more than 17,000...
Vatican decision on McCarrick laicization could be issued by mid-January
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. bishops gathered in early January at a seminary in Illinois to pray and reflect about the American church's sex abuse...
Bridgeport diocese reports vandals painted swastika on St. Augustine Cathedral doors
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Police are investigating vandalism at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport where someone painted a swastika on the cathedral doors.
Police discovered the...
Labrador offers comfort to patients in the children’s emergency room
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Wrangler doesn't have an MD and he can't write prescriptions, but he works hard to help children who are injured or...
What do we know about the Magi?
The arrival of the Magi may be the most famous part of Matthew's infancy narrative.
What are some little-known elements in both scriptural and traditional...
The Epiphany and our universal church
The small plane flew to the Atlantic coast of Panama, stopping on a landing strip at water's edge. I was on that plane with...
German cardinal urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion
WASHINGTON -- German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising called for change in long-standing church tradition as the German bishops' conference prepares for...
Ireland agrees to reassess claims of workers in Magdalene laundries
DUBLIN — Women who worked in Ireland’s “Magdalene laundries” but were denied compensation under the state’s Magdalene Restorative Justice program have won their long-running...