Catholic News Service
Mexican migrant ministry says border surge straining Catholic-run shelters
PALENQUE, Mexico -- The Mexican bishops' migrant ministry says people are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with illusions of easily entering the United States,...
Palm Sunday Mass shattered by suicide bomb attack at Indonesian cathedral
MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- A suicide bomb attack on a Catholic cathedral compound shattered the calm of Palm Sunday Mass, leaving two bombers dead and...
Holy Week: Movies can be tools to teach understanding of obedience...
As we enter into the holiest week of the liturgical year, the reflection of Jesus’ obedience to the Father’s will comes into full focus....
USCCB committee with National Review Board: Church must build culture of...
WASHINGTON -- Members of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People have agreed with the National Review Board's call...
Catholic teen convert takes on new role as godparent for his...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Marco Pantoja III has a room much like any other 18-year-old: a navy blue New England Patriots flag for his favorite...
Office of Papal Charities to run Holy Week coronavirus vaccination clinic...
VATICAN CITY -- The Office of Papal Charities has purchased enough doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to offer inoculations in Rome to 1,200 of...
Execution site serves as backdrop as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signs...
ARLINGTON, Va. — While standing outside the prison that housed Virginia’s execution chamber, Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the...
Pope Francis names Juan Carlos Cruz to Commission for the Protection...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse by a notorious Chilean priest, to be a member...
Pope Francis encourages Australians in New South Wales affected by severe...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis sent words of encouragement to Australians in the state of New South Wales, where some areas received two-thirds of...
Colorado shooter took 10 lives, including ‘a man of heart’ Boulder...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Officer Eric Talley, an 11-year veteran of the Boulder Police Department, was the first to arrive at the scene of a...










