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Women help religions share wisdom, promote peace, Pope says

The world's religious traditions and their followers are called
Sinner and sage: Despite troubled life, Caravaggio mastered spiritual meanings

Considered one of Caravaggio's best masterpieces...
Where in the world is Catholic Mass attendance highest?

The nation with the best Catholic Mass attendance...
Ukraine's religious leaders renew invitation to Pope to visit Kyiv

Ukraine's religious leaders asked Pope Francis to visit Kyiv...
Philadelphia’s Miraculous Medal Shrine earns Basilica status

The Miraculous Medal Shrine has been elevated by the Vatican to Minor Basilica status.
Catholic organizations applaud, express concerns about new private sponsorship program for refugees

Catholic organizations applauded the announcement Jan. 19
National collection continues to strengthen the faith in underserved communities

On Sunday of the Word of God, Jan. 22, parishes around the country participated in ...
California mystic's canonization cause progresses to Rome

Cora Evans' description of Simon, whom Christ would later call Peter, ...
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: 'We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives'

Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and ...
'Subversive Habits': The will, work and witness of Black Catholic nuns

In her book "Subversive Habits," Shannen Dee Williams, ...
Pope: Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity

The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity, Pope Francis said.
Ukrainian Catholic leader warns against Orthodox ban

The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has warned against moves by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government to outlaw Orthodox communities linked to Moscow, and urged his countrymen to "give Russians a chance to repent."
Monterey Park shooting a 'gut punch' for L.A.'s Chinese Catholics

Local Chinese Catholics celebrating the start of the ...
National collection for Black, Indian Missions planned Feb. 5

Embodying the Church's concern for Black and Indian peoples of the United States, the ...
Pope recalls John Paul II's message to Cubans: 'Return to your roots'

Pope Francis asked Cubans "to...
Cathedral transfer for Syriac Catholics aids mission of 'joy and peace'

St. Toma Syriac Catholic Church in Farmington Hills has always been a "cradle" of Syriac Catholic faith....
For these children in Cameroon, school is home

On a bright Monday morning in Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, the Catholic Bilingual School ...
Pope announces ecumenical prayer before synod assembly in October

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Encouraging Catholics to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ...
Faith is a call to service and mission, Pope tells U.S. seminarians

The call to faith in Jesus always is a call to service and mission, Pope Francis told seminarians, priests and staff of the Pontifical North American College.
Alabama Catholics turn to prayer, outreach after deadly tornadoes

Katelee Hagan imagined Jan. 14 would be just another ordinary day at the Selma, Alabama, child care ...
Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition seeks to inspire Catholic music

A songwriting competition aims to inspire new Catholic music as a part of the U.S. Catholic ...
Sister André, Daughter of Charity and oldest known person in world, dies at age 118

Sister André, a Daughter of Charity and the world's oldest known person, died at age 118 ...
Prayer for Christian Unity: ‘Do good, seek justice’

The Church’s annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity...
Bishop issues notice on plenary indulgence for participation in 2023 March for Life events
First-ever Wonder Conference boldly goes to frontier of 'science and religion'

Are science and religion fundamentally opposed to each other?