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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the new president of Mexico, celebrates with his supporters July 1 after his victory in Mexico City.
Church leaders pledge to support, cooperate with new Mexican president
The Mexican bishops conference extended congratulations to presidential election winner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory on an agenda of change and promises to combat … more
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Newspapers of every type, including Catholic papers, are seeking relief from the U.S. government after six months of increased costs due to tariffs on imported Canadian newsprint.
Papers, chafing under weight of newsprint tariffs, seek relief
Newspapers of every type, Catholic papers included, are seeking relief from the U.S. government after six months of increased costs due to tariffs on imported Canadian newsprint. The Catholic … more
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Planned Nevada execution halted after use of lethal drug disputed
After a pharmaceutical company objected to the state of Nevada using one of its drugs to carry out the death penalty, a judge temporarily halted the execution of convicted murderer Scott Dozier … more
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Italian journalist Paolo Ruffini has been appointed as head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. Ruffini, who headed the television and radio network of the Italian bishops, will be the first layperson to head such a high-level Vatican dicastery. He is pictured in an undated photo provided by TV2000.
Pope names lay Italian journalist to head Vatican communications
Pope Francis has named a lay Italian journalist with decades of experience in print, radio and television broadcasting to head the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication. Paolo Ruffini, … more
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Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Parish in Chicago, leads the “Dan Ryan Shut Down” protest July 7 in Chicago. Fr. Pfleger and hundreds of anti-gun activists filled a major Chicago highway for about an hour demanding that city officials do something to stop gun violence in the city.
Chicago cardinal praises anti-gun march on local highway
Hundreds of protesters led by Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger and anti-gun activists filled a major Chicago highway for about an hour July 7, demanding that city officials do something to … more
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Vatican calls for prayers, support for seafarers, who face many risks
The Vatican invited Catholics to pray for the 1.2 million seafarers around the world who work under difficult conditions and make huge sacrifices in their profession. Seafarers “play a … more
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Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of Managua, Nicaragua, and Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega, arrive as anti-government protests continue July 9 in Diriamba. Later that day the two prelates were among Nicaraguan bishops and clergy attacked by armed groups aligned with the government Diriamba.
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American country escalated and affected the Catholic Church, which has … more
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After World War I, Church changed mission approach, cardinal says
World War I and its aftermath changed the map of Europe, but also dismantled the notion of the “state church” in a way that forced the Catholic Church to discover again the authentic … more
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Pope Paul VI is pictured in a June 29, 1968, photo at the Vatican. Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a “myth” that now Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in writing “Humanae Vitae,” the 1968 encyclical on married love and the regulation of births.
Birth of an encyclical: Priest documents preparation of ‘Humanae Vitae’
Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a “myth” that Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in … more
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Hosffman Ospino, assistant professor of theology and religious education at Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry, delivers a lecture in 2017 at The Catholic University of America in Washington. Ospino told Catholic News Service in an interview that emerging in the national encuentro process as it unfolds is the need for all U.S. church leaders to strengthen outreach to Hispanic youth and young adults.
Whole Church urged to strengthen outreach to Hispanic young adults, youth
As the National Fifth Encuentro process unfolds across the United States, one of the emerging voices is the need to strengthen outreach to Hispanic youth and young adults. The conversation … more
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Tom Dea and Andre van Hall, part of Team Samaritan House cycling team, take part in the Ride the Rockies June 9-15 in Frisco, Colorado. Participating in the high-altitude ride of more than 400 miles in the Colorado Rockies over six days, the team raised money for programs and services provided by Denver Catholic Charities for homeless people.
Cycling team conquers Colorado Rockies to raise money for the homeless
A bike ride of almost 420 miles in the Colorado Rockies over six days sounds grueling but it is not nearly as difficult as being homeless year-round, said the co-captain of a team that made the … more
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Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville Texas, left, and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, who is vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, talk to members of the media following a July 2 news conference at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in San Juan, Texas. During the news conference, the bishops told reporters about the detention center for immigrants they visited earlier in the day in Brownsville, Texas.
Bishops end border visit calling for urgent reunification of children
In less than 48 hours, a group of Catholic bishops saw the faces of triumph and relief from migrants who had been recently released by immigration authorities, but ended their two-day journey to … more
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Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, delivers his homily July 1 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in San Juan, Texas. A delegation of U.S. bishops concelebrated the Mass at the start of their fact-finding mission about Central American immigrant detention at the U.S.-Mexican border.
Near immigration’s ground zero, bishops begin border trip with Mass
The bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States have for weeks expressed outrage and condemned the government’s recent practice of separating children from a parent or a family … more
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Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pennsylvania, talks to an immigrant woman, recently released from U.S. custody, July 1, at a Catholic Charities-run respite center in McAllen, Texas. A delegation of U.S. bishops has traveled to the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, to learn more about the detention of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border.
At Texas center, bishops join in a warm welcome for recent arrivals
Some had been on the road for weeks, others for days, and some entered looking haggard and sunburned with little more than the clothes they were wearing, some holding the hands of their children … more
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Blessed Paul VI is pictured in this undated portrait. He was the first Pope to invite the press to travel on his foreign trips.
A conversation about ‘Humanae Vitae’ may finally be possible
Can one imagine a more difficult year for “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”) to be heard than 1968? Blessed Paul VI’s encyclical came out just as the sexual revolution … more
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New archbishops are seen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 29. At the conclusion of the Mass, the Pope presented palliums in boxes to dozens of new archbishops from around the world.
Pope at pallium Mass: Jesus wants disciples unafraid to aid others
God wants His disciples to bring His mercy and love to everyone, everywhere on earth, which means it may cost them their “good name,” comfort and their life, Pope Francis said on the … more
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New Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, receives his red biretta from Pope Francis during a consistory to create 14 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican June 28.
Credible leadership serves others, Pope tells cardinals at consistory
Defending the weak or hopeless and becoming a servant to those most in need is the best promotion one can ever receive, Pope Francis told new and old cardinals. “None of us must feel … more
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Police walk near the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, June 28 after a gunman opened fire there, killing five, inuring several others.
Catholics remember, mourn victims killed in Maryland newspaper shooting
While Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore offered prayers and support for the families and loved ones of five people murdered June 28 at the offices of the Capital Gazette in … more
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Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano and Archbishop Waldemar Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, are seen in Masaya, Nicaragua, June 21 as clashes between anti-government protesters and police continue.
Riot police withdraw as bishops, priests visit besieged Nicaraguan city
Clergy from the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, had planned to pray for peace June 21. Instead, bishops from the archdiocese, Archbishop Waldemar Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, … more
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People walk near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington Aug. 10, 2017. “Dreamers,” as beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals are best known, have joined their voices with those of other Hispanic immigrants taking part in the U.S. Catholic Church’s encuentro process.
‘Dreamers’ speaking up about their needs, concerns during encuentro
Daniela, 25, is a talented Mexican immigrant who attends a private university on a full scholarship. She is one of the many “Dreamers,” or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals … more
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