Bill would continue programs that help inmates with life after prison
Having served three sentences totaling six years plus for theft, robbery and burglary by the time she was 34, she got to know what life is like on the inside and harbored plenty of anger at the world on the outside.
Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent
This is not your parents' Lent.
The Friday no-meat reminder comes through the Lentsanity app produced by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. By the third day of Lent, the app — which also offers plenty of Lenten resources — already had more than 10,000 downloads.
Pope Francis: ‘A friend bringing us closer to God’
The world has kept a watchful eye on Pope Francis ever since seeing him on that balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square a year ago. But once he humbly bowed and requested the people to pray for and bless him, they were hooked.
Syria’s bishops call for cease-fire, urge Catholics to fast
The Catholic bishops of Syria called for a cease-fire in Syria and for the pursuit of the Geneva peace talks to end the crisis in the war-torn country.
For Pope Francis, a year of reform and evangelization
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As leader of the universal church, a pope must direct his ministry in both of the ways traditionally described by the Latin terms "ad intra" and "ad extra": inwardly to the church itself, and outwardly to the rest of the world.
Former student recalls life lessons from literature teacher, the pope
Jorge Milia, today an Argentine writer, reveals in a lengthy interview then-Father Jorge Bergoglio's approach to education and teaching methods, which also shed light on his pastoral style as pope.
College students take journey to Catholic Church through RCIA on campus
It's Thursday evening, and Georgetown University's small Copley Crypt Chapel is filling up with students from every corner of campus.
In the college world of mug nights, iPads and instant gratification, what draws young people to embrace Catholicism?
Peace walk, Stations of Cross procession call for end to gang violence
Josue Barbosa Zamora died in a drive-by shooting just 300 feet from his front door. He was the latest young man to die violently in East Palo Alto.
His mother joined other grieving parents, parishioners and church leaders to walk the neighborhood for peace, praying the Stations of the Cross March 8.
Atheist group says 9/11 museum shouldn’t display cross-shaped beams
An atheist group says a 17-foot-tall cross-shaped steel beam found in the wreckage of the 9/11 attacks should not be displayed in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, scheduled to open in May near the site of the former World Trade Center.
Pope Francis has ‘added new life’ to office he holds, U.S. bishops say
In his first year as the 265th successor of Peter, Pope Francis "has brought to light new dimensions of the Petrine ministry and added new life to the office he holds," the U.S. bishops' Administrative Committee said March 11. The committee also noted the impact that Pope Francis' leadership and simple lifestyle have had on the world.
