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Bishop Rolando Álvarez gives first interview since exile as Nicaraguan government...
BUENOS AIRES -- Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, steadfast Nicaraguan church leader, gave his first interview since being exiled to the Vatican in January...
California family leans on Catholic faith after losing everything in wildfire:...
LOS ANGELES -- Days after a wildfire destroyed their apartment and all their earthly belongings, Raul and Claudia De La Rosa have only one...
All escaped safely from California wildfire that damaged Mater Dolorosa Passionist...
LOS ANGELES -- When Passionist Father Febin Barose first stepped outside the Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre and saw the flames...
Archdiocese of San Francisco abuse survivors’ attorney argues over list of...
A lawyer for abuse survivors has accused San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of "endangering kids" by allegedly refusing to release the names of...
100-year-old Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center damaged in California wildfire: ‘Devastating...
LOS ANGELES -- The Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre was badly damaged by the Eaton Fire, according to Passionist Father Febin...
Los Angeles wildfires destroy Catholic church: ‘The safest place for kids...
A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major fires in the Los...
President Joe Biden cancels last foreign, including trip to the Vatican,...
President Joe Biden has canceled his upcoming trip to Italy, including an audience with Pope Francis, in order to "remain focused on directing the...
President Joe Biden attends prayer service with Bourbon Street grieving families:...
NEW ORLEANS -- Saying he carried with him the sorrow of the nation for a "horrific act of terrorism" on New Year’s Day that...
Ahead of U.S. Franciscans’ synod, friars say ‘communal discernment’ long-held tradition...
While "synodality" might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican's request that dioceses worldwide engage in community discernment from 2021-2024, the...
Jail ministry, little noticed but in demand, ‘helps people hear the...
CHICAGO -- The work of Catholic prison and jail ministry has been carried out in the United States for decades, according to members of...