Catholic News Service

Although drought is a perennial problem, local governments could partner with faith groups to mitigate its impacts, archbishop says.

The pope's pilgrimage to Assisi Nov. 12 was dedicated totally to the poor in preparation for the celebration Nov. 14 of the World Day of the Poor.

In a letter to Catholics in Scotland, ahead of the end of COP26, Pope Francis warns that world leaders are running out of time and must address climate change before it's too late.

More than 4,200 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30, 2020, a slight decline from the previous auditing period.

Fighting has intensified in northeastern Myanmar's Shan state as the military reinforces troops to crush local militias, and religious buildings continue to be targets.

During his first visit to Russia, the Vatican foreign minister said relations between the two "have been steadily strengthened," but added that greater cooperation could benefit the global community.

In times of trouble, Christians must be like the disciples in the boat on the stormy sea, calling out to Jesus and waking him up, Pope Francis said.

Blessed Charles de Foucauld and six other candidates for sainthood finally will be canonized May 15, 2022, the Vatican announced Nov. 9.

In a video message, bishops from the Amazon region hope to mobilize society and pressure the Brazilian government and others at the U.N. climate change conference to adopt concrete and urgent measures to protect the rainforest.

The Supreme Court's consideration of spiritual advisers praying aloud with death-row inmates or placing hands on them in prayer during executions faced an uphill battle Nov. 9.

This fall, as the number of COVID-19 cases has decreased, some dioceses, particularly in the South, are loosening restrictions on mask mandates for Catholic schools.

Pope Francis will prepare for World Day of the Poor by meeting with some 500 poor people making a pilgrimage to Assisi, Nov. 12. Two days later, on the World Day of the Poor, he will celebrate a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica with about 2,000 poor people and those who assist them.

The Feb. 1 coup by Myanmar's military forces, overthrowing the democratically elected government, has made a bad situation only worse for the nation's religious and ethnic minority groups.

Toward the end of his first apostolic visit to the U.S. in many years, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople was hospitalized Nov. 3 at Mount Sinai Hospital in the New York City to undergo stent placement.

People need to be passionate about serving others and caring for those who suffer, Pope Francis said

A report on the handling of sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising will not be presented this year as originally expected. 

When Biden met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, the chasuble, worn as the outermost layer of a priest's liturgical vestments, was placed in a custom-made frame crafted with" historic marble and White House wood," the White House said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had a 50-minute private meeting with Pope Francis Nov. 4 at the Vatican.

Maturing in the Christian life means learning to trust God and hang on to hope even when daily trials tempt one to complain, Pope Francis said.

Every form of abuse — sexual, psychological or an abuse of power — is part of "the culture of death" that needs to be eradicated through the conversion, education and the active participation of everyone, Pope Francis said.