Catholic News Service

HOUSTON — When Edrina Villagomez’s parents came to the United States illegally, they achieved the dream of her grandfather: to migrate to “El Norte,”...

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...

WASHINGTON — With a Mass, processions and fellowship, about 800 people, mostly immigrants, gathered at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church in Washington...

These days, one is hard-pressed to find people who speak positively about social media. In fact, a quick Google search of the term "social...

VATICAN CITY  -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor. When...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Among the 20 people killed in a devastating limousine accident Oct. 6 in Schoharie were several victims who had connections to...

CINCINNATI — God’s ability to call vocations isn’t limited by geography, and so a vocation director must go wherever the Holy Spirit leads. For Brother...

CHESTER, England -- The first Catholic woman to be condemned to death under Pakistan's blasphemy laws will discover her fate later this month, her...

LAS VEGAS — This last year “has been a time of unthinkable pain and raw emotion for the Las Vegas community and for families...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Catholic aid agencies were among those working to assess the needs and get relief to the island of Sulawesi after an...