‘Complex’ trip to Cuba, U.S. will be pope’s longest, spokesman says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis' 10th foreign trip will be the longest of his pontificate and, with stops in Cuba, three U.S. cities...
St. Vincent de Paul serves guests in overnight hours
A St. Vincent de Paul dining room that nearly functions like a restaurant now offers makeshift sleeping quarters too.
Two groups take next step toward diaconate
Fifteen men are continuing their journey toward a more intimate life within the Church.
Catholic Charities prepares to receive Syrian refugees
Images of them crowding into boats and walking along roadways and railways throughout Europe have poured across media channels. Soon, some of them will be headed to Phoenix.
U.S. Embassy to Vatican inaugurates its new building
The meticulously renovated building is located on the same campus as the U.S. embassies to Italy and to U.N. agencies in Rome, which initially led some people to ask if it meant the U.S. government was downgrading its mission to the Vatican.
Eleven cardinals urge maintaining church rules on marriage
Cardinals coming from Europe, Asia, South America and Africa compiled their essays and personal pastoral reflections in a new book as well as urge extreme caution in considering any plan to readmit to Communion Catholics who have divorced and remarried civilly without having received an annulment.
Circle the City opens family health center to serve those experiencing homelessness
For those who live on the streets, a visit to the doctor might be necessary, but it’s no longer out of reach.
Priest offers Mass daily at destroyed West Bank olive orchards
A dump truck rumbles by, kicking up dust, just a few feet away from where the priest has set up his makeshift altar: a small table covered by a white cloth with three olive tree saplings at its base.
A call to joy, mercy and hope — LA’s three new bishops ordained
LOS ANGELES (CNA/EWTN News) — Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles ordained three new auxiliary bishops on Thursday, including the prominent internet evangelist Father Robert Barron. The archbishop encouraged the new bishops to bring the joy of God’s love to their flock.
BVM trio celebrates 70-plus years of religious life
The sisters taught at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Agnes schools in the Diocese of Phoenix.
