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November 15, 2017

Archbishop of Puerto Rico sees spiritual rebirth after hurricane’s wrath

Almost two months after the devastating winds and rains of Hurricane Maria pummeled the island of Puerto Rico, there is still no clear path to recovery.
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November 15, 2017

Priest mediates between Zimbabwe generals, Mugabe

A Catholic priest is mediating between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and generals who seized power.
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November 15, 2017

Beatification will see ‘Jesus planting his cross’ in heart of Detroit

Capuchin Franciscan Father Solanus Casey will be beatified Nov. 18 at the home of the NFL's Detroit Lions, the largest venue Detroit could find.
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November 14, 2017

U.S. bishops’ predecessors read ‘signs of the times’ in founding USCCB

The USCCB began as National Catholic War Council, founded in 1917 to coordinate Catholic response to the war, including recruitment of military chaplains and a focus on displaced people and child welfare.
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November 14, 2017

U.S. Bishops elect new secretary and chairman of Committee for Religious Liberty

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, was elected over Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee as chairman of the Committee on Religious Liberty by a 113-86 vote.
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November 13, 2017

Civility must guide debate on social challenges, USCCB president says

Contemporary challenges are great, but that they can be addressed without anger and with love Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston said in his first address as USCCB president during the bishops' fall general assembly.
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November 13, 2017

Couples need help forming, following their consciences, pope says

Marriage and family life are blessings for individuals and for society, but both are filled with difficult choices that Catholic couples must be helped to face prayerfully and in the light of their consciences, Pope Francis said.
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November 13, 2017

At home and abroad: Bishops’ conferences show collegiality, solidarity

The role of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other bishops' conferences around the world is "catholic" -- working together to promote the church's mission, but also "to support peacebuilding and human development throughout the world," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
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November 12, 2017

Forgotten Catholics: French author speaks on single people, celibacy

Single people are the forgotten members of the Catholic Church, said a Catholic journalist who has developed expertise on this issue over the past 20 years.
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November 9, 2017

Pope puts John Paul I on path to sainthood, declares him ‘venerable’

Pope John Paul I, known as the smiling pope, is pictured at the Vatican in 1978. Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul I with a decree recognizing his heroic virtues. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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November 9, 2017

Pope bans cigarette sales at the Vatican

Concerned by the damage caused by smoking, Pope Francis has banned the sale of cigarettes in Vatican City State.
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November 8, 2017

Movie Review: ‘Novitiate’

"Novitiate" falls short of presenting a well-rounded picture of what it is -- or, in this case, was -- like for a young woman to enter religious life and discern whether it's right for her.
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