With its "One Planet, One Family" campaign, CRS seeks to educate Catholics about climate change, how it is severely impacting people today, and the need to address causes and enhance resilience to a changing climate.
Alongside violence against Christians, Nigerian church leaders describe persecution that has become structural, such as political exclusion and preventing Christians from accessing education and social amenities.
Pope Francis recently gave a talk at a conference on migrant and refugee education, but his words have broader implications for higher education here in the U.S., says columnist Daniel P. Horan.
As one of the few countries in the world issuing humanitarian visas for Afghans since the Taliban took control in 2021, Brazil has welcomed thousands of refugees, many members of the persecuted Hazara minority.
Perspective: Mario Costabile, a successful film and music producer, felt called to serve the church. He launched Array of Hope, a ministry of music, films and concert events, events that he described as "very Catholic."
Exploring their sacraments, rituals and outreach that promote reconciliation with God and among people, Catholic and Methodist experts acknowledged in a new document that divided Christians "fall short of what it means to be the church."
Pope Francis appointed several recently created cardinals to be members of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia, the Vatican announced. Among the new appointments announced by the Vatican Oct. 7 was Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego, who will serve as a member of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life as well as the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Believers should become poll workers with a firm conviction that discrimination, lying and stealing are sins in any circumstances. As poll workers, Christians are obliged to follow their values, not partisan preferences.
Pope Francis said he was "deeply saddened" after hearing the news of one of the world's worst mass shootings at a day care center in northeast Thailand.
Since 2016, a water purification system from the Conrad H. Hilton Fund for Sisters has supplied filtered water for about 300 Catholic and non-Catholic citizens in one parish in the Can Tho Diocese in Vietnam.
With its "One Planet, One Family" campaign, CRS seeks to educate Catholics about climate change, how it is severely impacting people today, and the need to address causes and enhance resilience to a changing climate.
Perspective: Mario Costabile, a successful film and music producer, felt called to serve the church. He launched Array of Hope, a ministry of music, films and concert events, events that he described as "very Catholic."
For Delores Williams, the plight of Black women viewed through the biblical archetype of faith, Hagar, illustrates that Black women have been unavoidably shaped by the problems and desires of those who oppress them.
Pope Francis said he was "deeply saddened" after hearing the news of one of the world's worst mass shootings at a day care center in northeast Thailand.
Alongside violence against Christians, Nigerian church leaders describe persecution that has become structural, such as political exclusion and preventing Christians from accessing education and social amenities.
From A Nun's Life podcasts – Charity Sr. Réjane Cytacki, executive director of A Nun's Life Ministry, talks about discerning God's call day-to-day through prayer, and the unexpected gifts that can come from that.
Since 2016, a water purification system from the Conrad H. Hilton Fund for Sisters has supplied filtered water for about 300 Catholic and non-Catholic citizens in one parish in the Can Tho Diocese in Vietnam.
Catholic immigration advocates are emphasizing that the Oct. 5 ruling by a federal appeals court -- finding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful -- sends another signal that permanent legislation is needed to protect young immigrants from deportation and put them on a path to U.S. citizenship.
The image of a white victim does not tell the complete story of clergy sexual abuse in the United States, according to a number of panelists during an Oct. 5 online forum titled "Neglected Voices in the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis."
German Catholics involved in the Synodal Path are convinced the church must address the "systemic causes" of the clerical sexual abuse scandal and that will require change, said Charlotte Kreuter-Kirchhof, a member of the German Synodal Assembly.
"We had to rethink our presence here": As Lourdes slowly recovers from the pandemic and pilgrims come back to pray, the world-famous Marian sanctuary is taking away experiences in bringing Lourdes to the world.
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Aug. 12 dismissed an appeal by a handful of Creighton University students who sought to be exempt from the private Catholic school's COVID-19 vaccine mandate last year, arguing that getting the shots would violate their religious beliefs against abortion.
Tulsa police arrested a suspect who allegedly injured an employee at Holy Family Cathedral's school in downtown Tulsa with a sword late Oct. 5 and the next day identified him as Daniel Edwards.
Alongside violence against Christians, Nigerian church leaders describe persecution that has become structural, such as political exclusion and preventing Christians from accessing education and social amenities.
Exploring their sacraments, rituals and outreach that promote reconciliation with God and among people, Catholic and Methodist experts acknowledged in a new document that divided Christians "fall short of what it means to be the church."
