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October 13, 2017

Catholic group will accept Scouts’ decision to allow girls to join

The leaders of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, which has its headquarters in the Dallas suburb of Irving, said they “accept and work with the new membership policy of the Boy Scouts of America” to admit girls.
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October 13, 2017

Long-term recovery ahead for California communities hit hard by wildfires

The Diocese of Santa Rosa “has been hit hard” and “is in an ongoing state of uncertainty” because of Northern California wildfires that began the night of Oct. 8, said Bishop Robert F. Vasa.
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October 11, 2017

Pope tops 40 million followers on Twitter, 5 million on Instagram

The papal Twitter accounts, in nine different languages, have grown by over 9 million followers in the past 12 months.
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October 11, 2017

International stewardship speakers examine faith practices of millennials

The leading edge of millennial-age believers is marrying and starting families. Parishes preparing for the future will evolve to meet the habits of this group.
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October 10, 2017

‘I’d sure want my kid in school,’ even as a refugee, singer says

McMurtry is one of a fistful of performers crisscrossing the western United States as part of the Lampedusa tour that benefits Jesuit Refugee Service's Global Education Initiative
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October 8, 2017

Pope to honor fallen soldiers at American cemetery near Rome

The Mass will commemorate "all who have fallen in wars," the Vatican said.
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October 6, 2017

Trump administration expands exemptions on contraceptive mandate

The contraceptive mandate was put in place by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act.
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October 6, 2017

Anti-nuclear coalition wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Launched in 2007, ICAN is a coalition of nongovernmental organizations in 101 countries aimed at promoting global nuclear disarmament.
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October 5, 2017

Las Vegas Catholic shrine an initial place of refuge for shooting victims

WASHINGTON —The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer— a white stucco church just off the Las Vegas Strip and dwarfed by giant hotels, casinos and flashing neon lights — has long been a spiritual oasis for tourists. The church, with a statue of Jesus, his arms outstretched, near its entrance, became a different source of...
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October 4, 2017

Mexicans give thanks for quake survival to St. Jude Thaddeus

Mexicans have turned to faith. The Archdiocese of Mexico City reported increased attendance at Mass since the earthquakes.
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October 3, 2017

America needs ‘new sense of our common humanity,’ says Red Mass homilist

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez on Oct. 1 asked the Supreme Court justices, government officials, lawyers and other members of the judiciary gathered at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington to renew a commitment to a government that "serves the human person."
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October 2, 2017

USCCB president, pope call for prayers after ‘unspeakable terror’

The nation has experienced "yet another night filled with unspeakable terror" and "we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
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