IMAGE: CNS photo/ICE, Charles Reed via Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Many Catholic and other faith leaders noted that the Gospel reading for July 14 -- the day U.S. Immigration and...
IMAGE: CNS photo/A. Bracchetti, Governatorato S.C.V. via The Metropolitan Museum of Art By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After current supplies run out, Vatican City State will no longer be selling any single-use plastic items on its tiny territory...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Trump administration announced the U.S. departments of Justice and Homeland Security are adopting an interim "third...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dalia Khamissy By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) -- The first time a band of Islamic State militants "visited" the monks, they presented the monks with a kind of suggestion...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the...
With global religious persecution increasingly thrust into the international spotlight, members of several Christian communities suffering violence and discrimination have said promises are no longer...
The Community of Sant'Egidio and the United States Agency for International Development have signed an agreement to collaborate in promoting peace, interreligious dialogue and anti-poverty efforts in...
Members of the Dominican general chapter elected 51-year-old Father Gerard Francisco Timoner to be the master general of the worldwide religious order.
By Angelo Stagnaro | It can never be successfully argued that it’s the right of a human being to kill an innocent human being. If such were the situation, then the person who made such a claim would...
By Laura Dittus | In a year with so many different scandals emerging related to clergy, there have also been blessings and consoling moments. As we are reminded in the Gospel of John, “The light...
By Catholic News Agency | WASHINGTON - Citing disagreements with board leaders over whether Planned Parenthood should focus on health care or abortion advocacy, the organization’s president is...
By Tom Nash | When the Incarnate Word is the founder of your Church and thus leader of your apostolic team, you want him “in the game” as much as possible, so that your teammates—and thereby your...
By Gary Zimak | One of my biggest struggles in life has been finding joy. I have certainly experienced my share of joyful moments, but only when things were going well for me. It took me many years...