Catholic News Service
Volcano’s lava flow displaces members of one Hawaii parish
Patrick Downes, editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu.
HONOLULU -- In addition to offering prayers, the Catholic Church...
Engaged couples, pray together
By Shemaiah Gonzalez, freelance writer. Her website is www.shemaiahgonzalez.com.
As engaged couples prepare themselves for marriage, they look for advice for a rich and loving...
An unusual piece of engagement advice
By Amber Lapp, a research fellow at the Institute for Family Studies
She sat in the passenger seat, pinning up her permed hair, fussing in...
Living Our Faith — Engagement: Preparing for marriage
Engaged couples should discuss and begin to form the habits and virtues they hope to
carry into married life.
Focusing on spiritual preparation during engagement can...
Catholic groups highlight plight of immigrant mothers on Mother’s Day
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Days before the U.S. celebrated Mother's Day May 13, the national group Faith in Action urged others to think about immigrant...
Mexican priest proposed as possible human rights chief
MEXICO CITY — The front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election said, if he wins July 1, he would appoint an activist priest as his human...
Mom writes about childbirth from ‘a specifically Catholic point of view’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mary Haseltine, a mother of five boys, a certified birth doula and childbirth educator, wants every woman and her baby to...
Sudan rebel leader praises Catholic work in liberated area
NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan — The leader of a rebel group fighting the government of Sudan says the Catholic Church has given hope to the...
California bishops say church must care for those with mental illness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter outlining ways the church could do a better job of serving those who struggle...
Living Our Faith: Authenticating and protecting relics
To better ensure that the veneration of relics is properly followed, the Congregation for Saints' Causes released a new instruction December 2017 aimed at...