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August 29, 2017

Court: Company can take sisters’ land to build natural gas pipeline

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ and other landowners in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have lost their court case to keep a natural gas pipeline from being built on their property.
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August 29, 2017

Texas parishioners shocked by devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey

With floodwater as high as 20 feet from swelling bayous and waterways, thousands of homes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston flooded as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to batter southeast Texas Aug. 28.
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August 28, 2017

Catholic groups are mobilizing to help in Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller said in a statement that the archdiocese pledged its support to recovery efforts that will start after the rain and wind subside.
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August 26, 2017

African-American couple demands apology from priest for past KKK actions

A Catholic priest in the Arlington Diocese who wrote a column asking forgiveness for the time he spent as a member of the Ku Klux Klan 40 years ago when he was "an impressionable young man" has never paid court-ordered restitution for cross-burning and other racist actions he pleaded guilty of doing at that time.
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August 24, 2017

Vatican II liturgical reform ‘irreversible,’ pope says

The Catholic Church must continue to work to understand the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council and why they were made, rather than rethinking them, Pope Francis said.
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August 23, 2017

Bishops form new body to address ‘sin of racism’ that ‘afflicts’ nation

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president, initiated the committee Aug. 23 "to focus on addressing the sin of racism in our society, and even in our church, and the urgent need to come together as a society to find solutions."
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August 23, 2017

Dublin archbishop outlines themes to prepare for World Meeting of Families

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said the church must witness within society to what fidelity means.
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August 22, 2017

Polish archbishop thinks Vatican will recognize Medjugorje apparitions

A Polish archbishop who inspected Bosnia-Herzegovina's Medjugorje shrine for the pope predicted the Vatican will soon recognize its Marian apparitions.
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August 21, 2017

Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation

Science teacher Jane Irwin isn't often left without words, but the total solar eclipse left her in a quiet reflective mood. "Awesome. God's amazing" was the best she could muster after the sun reappeared from behind the moon after totality Aug. 21.
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August 18, 2017

Bishop DiLorenzo “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him,” Archbishop Lori says

Archbishop William E. Lori remembered Richmond Bishop Francis Xavier DiLorenzo as a “good moral theologian,” an “excellent seminary rector” and a bishop who “cheerfully did whatever the church asked of him.”
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August 18, 2017

Catholic leaders urge prayers, unity after attacks in Spain

Spanish church leaders urged prayers and national unity after two terrorist attacks left at least 19 people dead.
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August 17, 2017

Report: Iceland population of people with Down syndrome ‘disappearing’

Iceland is on its way to "eliminate" people with Down syndrome, a report from CBS News explained, causing uproar in the pro-life community over the high numbers of abortions following prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
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