Redefining marriage would be ‘regrettable,’ say New Mexico’s bishops
Edie Windsor, plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act, gestures outside the Supreme Court in Washington March 27 after the justices heard oral arguments in the case. The court took...
View ArticleBishops: Immigration bill on right track, some changes sought
Immigrant Isabel Rivera from the Dominican Republic takes the oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in New York, April 17. Immigration legislation introduced in the Senate April 17...
View ArticleBishop dedicates new church for Ak Chin community
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted consecrates the altar at St. Francis Mission in Ak Chin during the April 13 dedication of the new church. (J.D. Long-Garcia/CATHOLIC SUN) AK CHIN — The Native American Catholic...
View ArticleVatican to cooperate with Italy in fight against financial crimes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican signed an agreement with Italy to share information regarding suspect financial transactions in an effort to strengthen its ability to fight money laundering and the...
View ArticlePope denounces 'poison' of consumerism in 'society based on profit'
Pope Francis gestures as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 4. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope...
View ArticleSynod official says survey shows great suffering, need to rebuild trust
Kevin and Mary Ford pose for a photo with their children outside their Kansas home. “I want to be a witness to what marriage can be, what family can be and what life on the land can be,” Kevin said...
View ArticleCatholic agencies aiding homeless find task bigger during brutal winter
After giving a needy visitor a dish of lasagna and a pair of pants, volunteer Kathleen Murphy takes time to talk with him in late January at the Garden Door Ministry at St. John the Evangelist Church...
View ArticleBourgade Catholic community mourns loss of former principal
Sr. Mary McGreevy, SSND, principal of Bourgade Catholic High School for 14 years, died Feb. 20. Sr. Mary McGreevy, SSND, the former principal of Bourgade Catholic High School who dramatically...
View ArticleIf you want peace, end arms trade and help immigrants, pope says
Haitian immigrants line up April 29 to sign their documents in Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Sao Paulo. Two years ago the Brazilian government announced the creation of a humanitarian visa...
View ArticleNativity story’s significance continues to unfold today, pope writes
The English version of Pope Benedict XVI’s new book, “The Infancy of Jesus,” is seen among copies in other languages during a press conference for the release of the book to journalists at the Vatican...
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