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A marquee for Covington Catholic High School is seen Jan. 23 in Park Hills, Ky. Days after an encounter took place between Covington Catholic High School students and a Native American tribal leader in Washington, the Diocese of Covington announced it would begin a third-party investigation into what happened at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial following the annual March for Life Jan. 18.
Bishop tells Covington Catholic High School community he stands with them
You could literally hear a pin drop as the faculty, staff and student body of Covington Catholic High School waited in the gym Jan. 23 for the arrival of Covington Bishop Roger J. Foys. The bishop … more
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Pope Francis personally thanks three World Youth Day volunteers at Panama City’s Rommel Fernandez Stadium Jan. 27, 2019.
As World Youth Day closes, Pope prompts volunteers to keep serving
Just before leaving the physical and human warmth of Panama Jan. 27, Pope Francis stopped to thank the thousands of official volunteers, young and old, gathered at the capital city’s Rommel … more
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Pope Francis speaks as he leads World Youth Day pilgrims in the Way of the Cross at Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 25, 2019.
Prayer and silence: Pope joins World Youth Day Way of Cross
The path walked by Jesus to his passion and death on the cross is the same path of indifference and marginalization taken by those who suffer in the world today, Pope Francis said. Addressing … more
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World Youth Day pilgrims pray in Forgiveness Park in Panama City Jan. 25, 2019.
In World Youth Day’s ‘Garden of Forgiveness,’ pilgrims find grace
As she welcomed World Youth Day pilgrims to the “Garden of Forgiveness,” Ileana Madrid of Panama City said she saw volunteering at the park as “an opportunity to show that God loves … more
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A Philippine army member inspects damage inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel following a bomb blast in Jolo Jan. 27, 2019. The explosion, just before morning Mass, killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens of others.
Church leaders call Philippine Church attack ‘heinous and evil’ terrorism
Church leaders condemned bomb explosions that killed at least 20 people and injured about 100 others inside a Catholic Church in the southern Philippines Jan. 27. They called the attack a … more
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A revolver is seen near the body of a man killed by police after drugs were found in his pockets in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 17, 2017. Catholic bishops in the Philippines broke what they described as their “collective silence” over “many disturbing issues” that have confronted the country in recent months.
In statement, Philippine bishops break silence on ‘disturbing issues’
Catholic bishops in the Philippines broke what they described as their “collective silence” over “many disturbing issues” that have confronted the country in recent … more
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Pope Francis makes the shape of a heart as he visits Casa Hogar el Buen Samaritano (Good Samaritan Home) in Panama City Jan. 27, 2019. At left is Father John Oh Woong-Jin.
Pope calls for peace in Venezuela, denounces Philippine Church bombing
Pope Francis prayed that a peaceful solution may be found in Venezuela as uncertainty and political instability grip the country. After praying the Angelus Jan. 27 with residents and workers at … more
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Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Panama City to Rome, Jan. 27, 2019. Also pictured is Msgr. Mauricio Rueda, papal trip planner.
Bishops must realize seriousness of abuse crisis, Pope says
The primary goal of the Vatican’s February summit on clerical sexual abuse and child protection is to help bishops understand the urgency of the crisis, Pope Francis said. During a news … more
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Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich leads a catechesis session for World Youth Day pilgrims at the Parish of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Panama City Jan. 25, 2019.
Chicago cardinal to pilgrims: Keep Mary in mind when facing life’s fears
To open up a conversation about what Mary’s answer to God can teach the young, Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich reached back into the life of his grandmother, an immigrant who carried a … more
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Pope Francis hears confession during a penitential liturgy with juvenile detainees in Las Garzas de Pacora Juvenile Detention Center in Pacora, Panama, Jan. 25, 2019.
Jesus’ love does not use labels, Pope tells young detainees in Panama
Just like the Pharisees, many today shun Jesus’ merciful love toward sinners and prefer to use labels that stigmatize a person’s past, present and future, Pope Francis said. Speaking … more
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A banner placed by activists reading “Let our children go” hangs from a border fence in Tornillo, Texas. The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other organizations have joined in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the more than 10,000 children currently held by the Trump administration in detention centers across the country.
CLINIC, other groups join in lawsuit over detention of immigrant youth
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other organizations have joined in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the more than 10,000 children currently being … more
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Pro-life advocates gather in silent witness near the entrance of a Planned Parenthood center in 2018 in Smithtown, N.Y. A proposed abortion law for New York state that would allow more health practitioners to provide abortion and remove all state restrictions on late-term abortions “is not progress” as lawmakers argue, said New York’s Catholic bishops.
N.Y. abortion bill bishop called ‘Death Star’ has become law
Albany’s Catholic bishop had urged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stop the “Death Star” as he called a bill in the state Legislature to expand current state law on abortion that had … more
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U.S. Senate fails to pass measure to make Hyde Amendment permanent
In a vote on the eve of the annual March for Life, the Senate Jan. 17 failed to pass a measure that would have codified the Hyde Amendment, which forbids federal funding for most abortions or … more
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Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivers his homily during the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life Jan. 17 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
Deception guided court cases that legalized abortion, archbishop says
The two Supreme Court cases that legalized abortion virtually on demand in the United States were based on “deception,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, … more
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No place for ‘religious test’ in government, says Senate in unanimous vote
The U.S. Senate late Jan. 16 unanimously adopted a resolution “to reaffirm religious, liberty and condemn religious tests for federal officials.” “This isn’t a Republican … more
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Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 14, 2018. Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three women and recognized the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War.
Pope advances sainthood causes for 17 women
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of three women and recognized the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters who were killed during the Spanish Civil War. The Pope formally recognized a miracle … more
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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Va., blesses the new ultrasound machine for the Mother of Mercy Free Clinic in Manassas, Virginia
Virginia pro-life clinic receives Knights’ 1,000th ultrasound machine
For years, two diametrically opposed organizations coexisted next to each another in a nondescript office park in Manassas: Amethyst Health Center for Women, an abortion clinic, and AAA Women for … more
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All Americans urged to ‘stand together’ to reject religious bigotry
All Americans, both elected officials and ordinary citizens, “must stand together” to “call out and reject religious bigotry no matter where it comes from,” said U.S. Rep. … more
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Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, is seen Sept. 21, 2018, at the Fifth National Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas.
Knights’ leader takes umbrage at Senate questioning of judge nominee
The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, calling the organization “an American Catholic cultural icon,” said senators have no business questioning a federal judicial nominee’s … more
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A message about abortion is seen in Dublin, Ireland, May 27, 2018. The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country’s new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has “no moral force” and it “must be resisted” by Catholics.
Irish bishops urge Catholics to ‘resist’ country’s new abortion law
The primate of All-Ireland insisted that the country’s new abortion law that took effect Jan. 1 has “no moral force” and it “must be resisted” by … more
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