Couple shares hope despite cancer diagnosis

Chris and Angela Faddis want to be your friend — on Facebook. If enough people visit their social network page, they will see the...

Year of Faith activities aimed at bringing Catholics closer to Jesus

ATLANTA (CNS) -- The Year of Faith set to begin in October will give Catholics the chance to experience a "conversion" by turning back...

Irish cardinal expresses shame for church failures about abuse victims

DUBLIN (CNS) -- As the daily theme for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress switched to reconciliation, Irish Cardinal Sean Brady told pilgrims he was...

Bishops discuss religious liberty, economy, 10-year review of charter

ATLANTA (CNS) -- During the public sessions of their spring meeting in Atlanta, the U.S. bishops received a 10-year progress report on their abuse...

Bishops agree to prepare message on work and the economy

ATLANTA (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops June 13 approved a proposal to draft a statement on work and the economy as a way to...

LCWR reform is not criticism of religious orders, archbishop says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican-ordered reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is not directed at women's religious orders or at any...

Glendale’s second-oldest parish celebrates golden jubilee

GLENDALE — Faithfulness can be tough in the midst of trial, yet one parish stands as witness in both name and spirit that only...

St. Jerome celebrates 50 years parish ministry

Some celebrations simply can’t effectively be confined to one day. Like when a diverse parish with nearly 2,000 families, six well-known music directors in its...

Local Church celebrates multicultural unity in Phoenix Diocese

SCOTTSDALE — Voices, cultures and languages united to celebrate the many cultures of the universal Church June 9. Roughly 1,000 people from throughout the Phoenix Diocese...

Vatican set to control new ‘catholic’ Internet domain

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican is in line to control the new Internet address extension ".catholic" and decide who is allowed to use...