Catholic News Service
USCCB, evangelicals weigh in on civic responsibility issues for election day
WASHINGTON -- Catholics are far from the only religion in the public-policy arena. One such Christian counterpart is the National Association of Evangelicals, which...
Collapse of multiple women’s religious groups feared due to shrinking numbers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The precipitous decline in the number of women in religious life and what it means to the church has people...
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley keeps them laughing at Al Smith dinner
NEW YORK -- In the current toxic environment where political rivals describe each other as "evil" and "enemies," it is imperative to remember that...
U.S. attorney, federal grand jury subpoena all eight dioceses in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has received a subpoena as part of a federal grand jury investigating allegations of child sexual abuse and...
Report: Immigrant aid agencies urge end to family separation policies
WASHINGTON — A report from two leading faith-based agencies serving immigrants entering the United States from Mexico and Central America called on the federal...
The men in black habits show knack for making great beer...
MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. — It’s a brand-new brewery with a tradition reaching back 1,500 years, its charisms including welcoming visitors and giving the monks...
Parish ID card in Baltimore aimed at giving immigrants a chance...
BALTIMORE -- This generation of immigrants to Baltimore will continue to find a haven in the Catholic Church.
That was the message Oct. 10 from...
Houston panel explores effects, causes of why people migrate
HOUSTON — When Edrina Villagomez’s parents came to the United States illegally, they achieved the dream of her grandfather: to migrate to “El Norte,”...
Future of Lebanon’s Catholic schools at risk under new salary rules
BEIRUT — The future of Lebanon’s long-standing tradition of Catholic education is at risk because of a controversial law governing teacher salaries.
Salary increases for...
Masses, celebrations in U.S. mark canonization of St. Romero
WASHINGTON — With a Mass, processions and fellowship, about 800 people, mostly immigrants, gathered at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church in Washington...