AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran's top general, Qassem Soleimani.
"We prayed during...
Catholics wanting to serve our country in the legal system are coming under intense scrutiny.
In 2017, University of Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett was grilled by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about her Catholic faith. Sen....
As some of the worst wildfires in Australian history rage across four states, thousands of people in affected areas in New South Wales and Victoria continue to be evacuated to safety.
Soaring temperatures, often higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and...
I once read an interview with a pastor who said that the most important thing a parent can say to a child is often, "I don't know."
His words rattled me as a parent. Wasn't my job to fill my...
LOS ANGELES -- Decrying the acts of religious violence that have taken place during the Christmas season, the president of the U.S. bishops declared: "Violence in the name of God is blasphemy."
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chosen...
Catholic, Christian, Muslim voices condemn knife attack on N.Y. rabbi
WASHINGTON -- A host of voices from throughout the religious spectrum condemned the Dec. 28 knife attack at the suburban New York City home of a Hasidic rabbi that wounded...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard B. Higgins, the episcopal vicar for veterans affairs of the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
The retirement of Bishop Higgins, who reached the normal retirement age of 75...
PHOENIX — Young adult Catholics can lead others to God through their actions and daily experiences, a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix told the annual Student Leadership Summit of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
Father John Parks, vicar...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 5, 2020
The Epiphany of the Lord
1) Is 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13
2) Eph 3:2-3, 5-6
Gospel: Mt 2:1-12
'Nations shall walk by your light'
There's an obvious connection between today's first reading and the Gospel. Isaiah prophesies that when...
Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial titled: "Event of the decade" which appeared online Dec. 26 on the website of the Catholic Register, the...