On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, observed on the United Nations' calendar Aug. 22, Pakistan and India are among places of particular concern for Christian rights advocates.
"Freedom of religion...
VATICAN CITY -- The top-ranking U.S. military officer told reporters he and Pope Francis discussed the war in Ukraine, especially the war's impact on the people there.
Gen. Mark A. Milley, a Catholic, who as chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization "to facilitate settlements" with survivors of clergy abuse.
The decision came after much reflection and prayer, and consultation...
Our Mother of Sorrows Outreach Ministry has received $2,500 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help feed neighbors in their time of need. The grant will be used to purchase food for distribution by the pantry to...
WOODCREST — The kids at “Drone Camp” at St. Matthew parish may have thought Bishop Koenig was surprising them with a visit Aug. 17 to join the fun.
But they turned the tables of surprises when they presented a cake...
Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany died Aug. 19 at age 84 in Albany after having reportedly suffered a major stroke earlier in the week. Once the youngest bishops in the United States, he was known as a...
Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth said Aug. 19 that a community of Carmelites in his diocese, and their prioress in particular, may have incurred excommunication after posting a letter online Aug. 18 saying their community no longer...
A federal appeals court threw out a Maryland lawsuit Aug. 14 from parents challenging guidelines barring teachers from notifying parents if a student identifies as transgender. In New Jersey, a case is under consideration by a judge after the...
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.
"Please pray for Bishop Howard Hubbard. I received news that he is currently hospitalized at Albany...
When bishops, other delegates and observers gather in October at the Vatican for the general assembly of the world Synod of Bishops on Synodality, one of the wide-ranging topics they are anticipated to discuss is on the role of...