THRISSUR, India (CNS) – Catholics in southern India faced tragedy at Easter time when the rector of a regional major seminary was murdered. Father K. J. Thomas, rector of St. Peter’s Seminary in Bangalore, was killed April 1. Father Thomas, who had been on the faculty of the regional seminary for three decades and its […]

WASHINGTON (CNS) – Traditional marriage between one man and one woman is really about the good of children and families, and the “good of families” is about “the good of society,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage. “That’s in the […]

Holy Name Church, Park Slope, was the scene of the annual Mass for those served by the Catholic Charities Office for Persons with Disabilities. Closed captioning was provided for those having difficulty seeing; Sign language assisted the hard of hearing; and ramps made the church and altar accessible to those in wheelchairs. Concelebrants included Father […]

HOUSTON (CNS) – Catholic educators opened 28 new schools and closed or consolidated 148 others during the 2012-13 school year, according to a report issued by the National Catholic Educational Association. And while a number of Catholic schools have closed, more than 32 percent of U.S Catholic schools have waiting lists.

by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis reaffirmed the importance of responding decisively to the problem of the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy and called on the Vatican office dealing with suspected cases to continue carrying out its mandate. During an April 5 meeting with Archbishop Gerhard L. Muller, […]

by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – Bishops and men and women religious are urging governors and state legislators in a handful of states to opt for Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The action comes in states where no final decision has been made on whether to expand Medicaid or let the federal government […]