World & Nation

Lebanon's Catholic schools face 'crisis with empty pockets,' look for help

At the start of a new academic year, uncertainty clouds the future of Catholic schools in Lebanon.
South Sudan Church leaders frustrated by lack of progress in nuns' murders

One month after two Catholic sisters were executed on a road in South Sudan ...
U.S. bishops' chair praises House for proposing immigrant citizenship path

U.S. bishops' chairman of the migration committee Sept. 15 welcomed a move ...
‘National Recovery Month,’ call for prayers, support for those facing addiction struggles

The New Jersey Catholic Bishops issued a provincial statement
‘Wider WE’ the focus of annual National Migration Week

As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I write to share these reflections of the Bishops of the United States...
At bicentennial, Nicaraguan Church leaders say things must change

Church leaders in Nicaragua said "the political and social situation must not continue ...
Vatican official to Mexican bishops: prioritize migrant care

A Vatican official urged Mexican bishops to prioritize migrant ministries – even in dioceses ...
National shrine's Mass ends 100th anniversary celebration

During the closing Mass of the centennial year commemorating the 100th anniversary ...
Horrors of Holocaust must not be forgotten, Pope tells Slovak Jews

The violence of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed...
Pope urges Slovak Church, government to put people first

Slovakia's tradition of hospitality along with its witness of faith amid persecution ...
Denounce violence, inflammatory preaching, Pope tells religious leaders

Religious leaders must courageously cooperate in supporting each other in ...
Pope meets unusual pilgrim carrying message of hope for refugees

When pilgrims pass through Rome along their long trek...
Bill honoring abolitionist aims to expand human trafficking prevention

Two members of Congress have introduced a bill to expand successful ...
At Angelus, Pope prays for Ida victims, Afghan refugees

Pope Francis offered prayers to the victims and families affected by Hurricane Ida, ...
Even downgraded to a tropical storm, Ida's wrath continued

Even as a downgraded tropical storm, Ida, which caused untold damage...
Church responds with aid to Afghan refugees arriving in U.S.

With the Aug. 31 deadline now expired for extraction of people from Afghanistan..
SCOTUS rules against blocking Texas' 6-week abortion ban

In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas ...
Bishops: Discern 'ecological conscience' using papal teaching

The chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees echoed Pope Francis' ...
Dioceses emerge from Hurricane Ida's wrath as others prepare to help

Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi ...
'Laudato Si' inspires young adults to faith-based action on climate change

It was after reading Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," that Emily Burk...
Post-quake Haiti: Funerals and a daily quest for food, water, shelter

Two weeks after Haiti's Aug. 14 earthquake, the country's southwest peninsula is still ...
Religious minorities, women fear Afghanistan's Taliban, extremists

The 20-year American military presence had hoped to bring stability ...
Every act of charity, big or small, makes a difference

Please consider being generous and making a gift to our sisters and brothers in their time of dire need:...
Bishop to lead online prayer service for 20th anniversary of 9/11

Remembrance of the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil on Sept. 11, 2001, ...
Catholic Church in Ethiopia suspends emergency response in Tigray

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has suspended ...