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Scapegoating migrants in political speeches is unacceptable, pope says
VATICAN CITY — In today’s climate of mistrust, rejection and nationalism, the world urgently needs peacemakers and politicians who protect and lovingly serve others,...
Archival discovery at Catholic U. leads to Kristallnacht remembrance
WASHINGTON — Jews worldwide will remember the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
In a direct German translation, it means “Crystal Night,” but it is more commonly...
USCCB, evangelicals weigh in on civic responsibility issues for election day
WASHINGTON -- Catholics are far from the only religion in the public-policy arena. One such Christian counterpart is the National Association of Evangelicals, which...
Sitting on our hands will harm ourselves and those helped by the church: Greg...
By GREG ERLANDSON
Tracking the Catholic zeitgeist these days can be a dizzying experience. It helps to have a sense of history, and perhaps a...
Social justice Catholic group’s letter objects to Kavanaugh nomination
WASHINGTON — A Sept. 4 letter signed by more than 1,500 Catholic nuns, priests and other church leaders from around the country addressed to...
Nicaraguan bishops to pray for exorcism as violence continues
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- As attacks on Catholic clergy continue and anti-government protesters are besieged by Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries, the bishops said they would...
Nicaraguan bishops, clergy under attack by pro-government supporters
COPAN, Honduras -- Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American...
Trump travel ban upheld by U.S. Supreme Court; church groups unhappy
WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on people entering the U.S. from...
Gathering looks at how to overcome polarization using social teaching
WASHINGTON — One week before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands at the historic summit on Singapore’s Sentosa...
East European church leaders fret about same-sex marriage ruling
WARSAW, Poland — Catholic leaders in central Europe vowed to uphold church teachings on marriage after Europe’s highest court ruled same-sex married couples should...