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In a polarized world, what is the mission of the Church?

Almost daily we hear America being described as ...

Michigan shooting victims memorialized at parish vigils, livestreamed Rosary

Tears were shed, words of consolation were shared, ...

Pope tells Jesuits in Africa he twice refused to become a bishop

Pope Francis told Jesuits working in Congo that he had taken seriously the promise he and all Jesuits make to not seek offices of authority and power in the Church and, in fact, he twice declined becoming a bishop. 

Pope says he's close to Turkish people in time of 'so much pain'

"I am close to you, and I pray for you," Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed nearly 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16.

'Not another Love Canal,' Ohio Catholic pastor prays for his town struck by toxic train

An Ohio Catholic priest told OSV News ...

Women saints, doctors of Church to feature in NDHS presentation

Those who want to learn more about notable female influence in the early Church are invited to Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, for a Feb. 24 presentation on women leaders at the heart of the Catholic faith.

Vatican, environmental institute release action guide for sustainability

To help local parishes, schools, other groups and ...

Pope sends winter clothing to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis sent 10,000 thermal shirts to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, where millions are sleeping outdoors in below-freezing temperatures...

Catholic charities sending millions in aid to an ailing Syria and Turkey after deadly earthquake

"All ours survived," Father Dariusz Dogondke, a parish priest in the Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation in Iskanderun, south Turkey, sighed with relief...

Charlotte, N.C., parish welcomes Nicaraguan priests after imprisonment, deportation to U.S.

Two Catholic priests imprisoned in Nicaragua since August arrived in Charlotte late Feb. 12 to hugs and tears from family and friends, after their release and deportation to the United States Feb. 9.

National Black Catholic Congress XIII to be held in Washington area in July

During Black History Month in February, Catholics are being invited to register to attend this summer's National Black Catholic Congress, which over the years has made history of its own.

Guadalupe is a message of communion amid mixed cultures, Pope says

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a message of "mestizaje," or a fusion of cultures...

Pope 'pained' by Nicaraguan bishop's 26-year prison sentence

Just days after Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was sentenced...

Annual Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, Feb. 18-19

The collection focuses on rebuilding the Catholic Church and infrastructure...

Six churchmen, diocesan communicator sentenced to 10 years in prison in Nicaragua

Six churchmen and a diocesan communicator were sentenced to 10 years in prison on ...


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