Religious freedom commission welcomes U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympics
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing sends "a strong and unequivocal...
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U.S. bishops stress need for Catholics to deepen understanding of Communion
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Communion was a big topic in the Catholic Church this year, after the U.S. bishops initiated a discussion about the sacrament at their...
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Pro-life legal experts say they're encouraged by justices' questions in Dobbs abortion case
Three legal experts are expressing optimism for a pro-life victory in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case...
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Michigan community picks up pieces after 'everyone's worst nightmare'
OXFORD, Mich. (CNS) -- A day after a tragic shooting claimed the lives of four Oxford High School students and forever changed the lives of countless others,...
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Gathered outside court, pro-lifers feel hopeful about outcome of Dobbs
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The pro-life rally on the sidewalk outside the U.S. Supreme Court Dec. 1 found much to cheer about as the nine justices inside heard...
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Justices seem willing to allow Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In the Supreme Court's first major abortion case in decades -- which looked at Mississippi's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy...
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Clergy comfort students, community after tragic high school shooting
LAKE ORION, Mich. (CNS) -- Many were not Catholic, but they arrived at St. Joseph Catholic Church the night of Nov. 30 nonetheless -- first a trickle,...
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Cardinal Pell says prison helped him understand Christ's suffering
PHOENIX (CNS) -- Australian Cardinal George Pell, jailed for more than a year for sex abuse crimes he ultimately was cleared of, said the experience enabled...
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For Waukesha Catholic community, parade tragedy's devastation 'runs deep'
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CNS) -- It began as an evening of "comfort and joy" -- that was the theme for the 58th annual Waukesha Christmas Parade. But the evening...
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All eyes are on Supreme Court for its biggest abortion case in decades
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments Dec. 1 for the biggest abortion case in decades, all eyes -- and ears -- will be on the...
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Abuse survivor who became outspoken advocate for other survivors dies at 69
DOUGLAS, Mass. (CNS) -- Phil Saviano, who was abused by a Catholic parish priest when he was a child in the 1970s and who as an adult in 2002 helped shed...
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Congress urged to pass Conscience Protection Act for health care workers
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., has urged Congress to pass the Conscience Protection Act. It would amend the Public Health Service Act...
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Faith learned young has lingering hold on emerging writer
Novelist Julie Courtney Sullivan describes herself as a bit of an outlier in a traditional Irish Catholic family from Massachusetts. Professionally known...
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UPDATE: Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CNS) -- Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for those who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church...
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Bishops encouraged to be creative as synodal process begins
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The synodal process the church is entering into is meant to show that "no one is unimportant in this time of listening," Bishop Daniel...
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HHS rescinds rule protecting faith-based foster care, adoption agencies
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 18 rescinded a Trump administration rule that ensured faith-based social service...
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San Diego bishop hospitalized for planned coronary bypass operation
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy was admitted to the hospital to undergo a coronary bypass operation Nov. 22, and he is expected to...
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COVID sparks innovation, creativity for NCYC, but its spirit is unchanged
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Each National Catholic Youth Conference is unique, but perhaps none more so than this year's due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There...
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Archbishop says eucharistic revival, congress will be 'occasion of grace'
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Before their Nov. 17 vote to approve a National Eucharistic Congress for 2024 and their choice of the city to host it, Indianapolis...
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Wisconsin parishes pray for victims after SUV plows through parade crowd
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CNS) -- Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic...
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CLINIC calls for a stop to effort to restart immigration policy
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. is calling on the Biden administration to stop efforts to restart implementation of a Trump-era...
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Youths share defining moments in their lives when they turned to God
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- Sixteen-year-old Roch Egan remembers the moment as a turning point in his faith -- the day when his mother was near death. "Five...
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In sunrise walk, bishops, survivors seek day of prayer to end sex abuse
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The sun barely had peaked over the horizon, ending the darkness and bringing light into Baltimore's Inner Harbor, where two U.S. cardinals,...
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Employers, courts examine religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Religion usually stays out of the workplace, but now with expanding COVID-19 vaccine requirements, employees' personal faith is front...
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Bishops agree to begin review of charter earlier than planned
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- An update on the U.S. bishops' "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" will take place sooner than originally planned. On...
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U.S. bishops spotlight programs on Eucharist, young people, moms in need
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops spotlighted two major initiatives focused on the central role of the Eucharist Nov. 17, the second of two days of public...
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UPDATE: Communion statement aims to 'retrieve and revive' understanding
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops approved their statement on the Eucharist with 222 "yes" votes Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions during...
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Bishops OK adapted guidelines for exposition of Eucharist, benediction
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops Nov. 17 approved a fresh version of ritual texts dealing with the distribution and reception of Communion outside...
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Bishops affirm dioceses' sainthood causes for three U.S. laypeople
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops agreed Nov. 17 that the sainthood causes for three laypeople from the United States should be advanced by their respective...
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U.S. bishops affix feast day for St. Teresa of Kolkata
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops have assigned a feast date to St. Teresa of Kolkata. The date would be Sept. 5, the death date in 1997 for the founder...
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U.S. Orthodox patriarch hopes for continuance of 'dialogue of love'
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Borrowing a phrase used by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his September visit to the United States, Greek Orthodox Archbishop...
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In-person meeting finds bishops more reflective on meaning of Eucharist
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Coming together for the first time in two years has been good for the bishops of the United States, in the judgment of Los Angeles Archbishop...
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U.S. bishops focus on Communion, synodality, finances in fall assembly
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops, gathered for the first time in person since 2019, discussed the highly anticipated statement on the Eucharist without...
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Communion statement is attempt to 'retrieve and revive' understanding
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops discussion of their statement on the Eucharist Nov. 16 in Baltimore took a drastically different tone than their previous...
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Bishops weigh new resolution on diocesan financial reporting
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops considered a new resolution on diocesan financial reporting Nov. 16, the first of two days of public sessions during...
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Bishops consider new socially responsible investment guidelines
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A draft document of guidelines governing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' financial investments includes wider limits on where...
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Papal nuncio urges U.S. bishops to closely listen to the church
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, spoke to the U.S. bishops Nov. 16 about the importance of listening...
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Catholic groups criticize Archbishop Gomez for speech on 'woke' movements
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Ahead of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' general assembly in Baltimore Nov. 15-18, a group of Catholic and other faith leaders...
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Church's evangelizing mission can heal division, archbishop tells assembly
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. church today is called more than ever to carry out its centuries-long evangelizing mission at a time of spiritual awakening...
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Men from around U.S. gather in Baltimore to pray, march for end to abortion
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- When Joe McClane received a phone call from an 18-year-old woman telling him she was pregnant with his child, he didn't even remember...
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Synod on synodality should not avoid problems, archbishop says in homily
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- More than 200 bishops and archbishops and six cardinals concelebrated the opening Mass for the fall assembly of the U.S. Conference...
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Maryland couple donates spruce as Rockefeller Center's 2021 Christmas tree
FAIR HILL, Md. (CNS) -- The normally sleepy streets of Cecil County, Maryland, near the University of Delaware and White Clay Creek State Park were buzzing...
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Times Square billboard will promote, celebrate 'Bible in a Year' podcast
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A billboard will go up in New York's Times Square during Christmas and New Year's to promote and celebrate the evermore popular podcast...
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Archbishop blesses first copies of new edition of prayer book for military
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services Nov. 9 blessed the first of 100,000 copies of the new...
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Franciscan says her vocation put her on path to 'peace, joy, happiness'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CNS) -- Right after high school, Sister Marlene Weidenborner entered the religious community of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany,...
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