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The church rejects torture as fundamentally incompatible with respect for human...
For the Catholic Church, torture has a human face. In fact, it has many faces, each of which are addressed by the church's social...
Conviction of Mollie Tibbetts’ killer brings mix of relief, lingering sadness...
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- A senior high picture of Mollie Tibbetts, the 20-year-old college student slain while jogging in her Iowa hometown three years ago,...
Cardinal Justin Rigali has seen many memorable moments in 60 years...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — You could say Cardinal Justin Rigali has had an altar seat to Catholic Church history.
From his youth in Los Angeles to...
New perpetual adoration chapel opens in Baltimore Basilica, which is marking...
BALTIMORE — Neither Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States, who started the project to build America’s first cathedral, nor...
At Arlington National Cemetery, Catholic chaplains offer services to families
ARLINGTON, Va. — “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
These words, while not identical in language...
Honor guard members: ‘We feel it’s our duty to do that...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The inception of Memorial Day goes back to the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history, when Americans slaughtered their countrymen by...
Palliative care makes a difference when accompanying patients on their end...
Drafting the "White Book for Global Palliative Care Advocacy" in 2019, the Pontifical Academy for Life laid out its commitment to a holistic approach...
After one more ‘senseless’ shooting, California Bishop Oscar Cantú offers prayers
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú urged prayers for the victims and their families after a gunman opened fired the morning...
Guest commentary: We need to work together as a church to...
Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an editorial originally titled: "Navigating new...
One year later: Prayers for healing, justice mark anniversary of George...
WASHINGTON -- George Floyd's death while in police custody a year ago left "a hole in the hearts of his family and friends" and...