VATICAN CITY — Scientists worldwide must serve humanity and the health of the planet, which means they must also propose viable solutions to problems and persuade government leaders and policymakers to implement them, Pope Francis said.
Answers to many world...
CHILDS, Md. – Father Edward J. Roszko Jr., an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales who enjoyed a long teaching career, died Nov. 6. He was 76 and a professed member of the his religious congregation for 55 years.
Father...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Ireland's most senior Catholic cleric said the suffering endured by the Irish -- Catholic and Protestant -- during World War I should act as an impetus for political leaders today to build a just and...
The fall season wraps up this week in three sports, and there are Catholic schools still alive in all three. Meanwhile, the state football playoff brackets were announced Sunday morning, and two teams earned spots and will play this...
BALTIMORE -- At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals they were to discuss regarding their response to the clergy sex abuse crisis.
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB...
VATICAN CITY — The brutality of the First World War is a lesson that the world has yet to learn, Pope Francis said.
World War I is a chapter in history that serves as a dire warning and a call...
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Retired Auxiliary Bishop Robert A. Brucato of New York, a former vicar general and chancellor of the archdiocese, died Nov. 7 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was 87.
During his years of ministry, Bishop Brucato also...
ARLINGTON, Va. — When describing life-altering decisions and brave moments of selflessness, former Army Staff Sgt. and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer speaks succinctly and matter-of-factly, as if his actions were the most natural thing in the world.
Why...
Dear Friends in Christ,
On the weekend of Dec. 8-9, our parishes will be conducting the Retirement Fund for Religious Collection. This annual appeal benefits 31,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests — women and men who have...
Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial titled: "Catholics have a moral duty to fight anti-Semitism" from the Oct. 29 issue of America, a national...