Washington Cardinal: Catholics, Shia Muslims Must Build on Papal Visit to Iraq
March 18, 2021
The meeting between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husaymi al-Sistani can make a difference in America, says Cardinal...
John Lavenburg
New App Puts Missal in the Palm of Your Hands
March 16, 2021
When Catholic churches nationwide reopened last summer after a months-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parishioners followed along empty...
Bishops Support Measure to Protect Faith-Based Foster Agencies
March 16, 2021
Three U.S. Bishops Conference chairmen on March 15 gave their support for First Amendment protections for faith-based foster care and...
Laredo Church Authorities Waiting for Influx of Immigrants
March 12, 2021
From conversations with federal government officials at the border, Bishop James Tamayo of Laredo estimates that there are at least...
Poll Shows Americans Want Politicians to Use Faith When Making Decisions
March 11, 2021
The majority of people across the country, especially Catholics, prefer that President Joe Biden and other politicians use their faith...
It’s ‘Unconscionable’ COVID-19 Relief Package Doesn’t Prevent Abortion Funding, Denounce USCCB Chairmen
March 10, 2021
Hours after the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief plan passed Wednesday, several U.S. Bishops Conference chairmen called it “unconscionable” that the...
COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Human Trafficking Worse, Panel Says
March 10, 2021
Flor Molina crossed the U.S.-Mexico border with her trafficker in 2002. At the time, she was under the impression the...
Iraqis Still Need Our Help, Says Aid to the Church in Need Assistant
March 8, 2021
From his experience in Iraq in 2018, Monsignor Kieran Harrington doesn’t look at one stop, or moment, from Pope Francis’...
As Texas and Mississippi Lift COVID Restrictions, Bishops Voice Caution
March 8, 2021
Catholic prelates in Texas and Mississippi will, for the most part, maintain COVID-19 precautions at their parishes despite recent announcements...
15 Years of Turmoil in Puerto Rico
March 8, 2021
In 2006, Puerto Rico’s economy entered a recession. A key factor was the United States federal government phased out a...