In his tone-setting document for the upcoming Jubilee of Hope, Pope Francis issued several appeals he said would help sow greater hope in the world, including amnesty for prisoners and debt forgiveness for developing nations.
English Bishop John Sherrington, who heads the bishops’ conference on life issues, is concerned that proposed amendments in the British Parliament will liberalize the country’s abortion laws.
This week a public spat on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, revealed that a Spanish priest has been barred by the Vatican from his online activities for trolling a victim of a Peru-based group currently under investigation.
In a reversal of a 2021 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that a Catholic school in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, was justified in firing a substitute teacher over his same-sex relationship.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – As candidates make their final efforts for support for the May 19 general elections in the Dominican Republic, the Church suddenly appeared as an influence for voters. Earlier this week, the Bishops’ Conference’s Pastoral Ministry for Life released a list of candidates it’s endorsing for Congress. […]
Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura Yambio in South Sudan has fingered the country’s ethnic and political divides as being at the heart of the disappearance of Father Luke Yugue and his driver, Michael Gbeko.
This past Friday, May 3, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr of Cincinnati, Ohio, was diagnosed with cancer and has begun preparations for chemotherapy, the archdiocese has announced.
