
Articles by Catholic News Service


God’s word is ‘a love letter to us’ to be read every day, pope says
VATICAN CITY—Unable to preside over Mass on the Sunday of the Word of God because of a recurring bout of sciatica, Pope Francis’ homily was read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council […]

Un regalo de solidaridad de los EE. UU. ayuda con formación en una diócesis lejana
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador – Aunque la Diócesis de Chalatenango está lejos de la capital de El Salvador, ministros laicos y catequistas de esta diócesis rural, en partes tan remota que solo se puede llegar a […]

Cause of many crises today is ‘absence of love,’ secularization, speakers say
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Over 40 top professionals from multiple fields came together for a virtual conference in mid-January to discuss how to live together in unity and promote the common good. The Jan. 12-14 conference hosted […]

Bishops welcome executive order that strengthens DACA program
WASHINGTON—Two leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops applauded President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day executive action ordering the federal government to keep in place and strengthen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Biden […]

Papa reza para que Biden trabaje para sanar divisiones, promover dignidad humana
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El papa Francisco rezó para que el presidente Joe Biden trabajara para sanar las divisiones en la sociedad estadounidense y que promueva la dignidad humana y la paz en todo el […]

Prayer, witness for life, even if virtual this year, seen as important as ever
WASHINGTON—Even though “peaceful prayer and witness” will take place in a different format due to the ongoing pandemic, it “must and will continue this year” to mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe […]

Catholic leaders welcome plan to rejoin Paris climate agreement
WASHINGTON—Catholic leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcement that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate change agreement. Such action would allow the U.S. to work to reach the goal of net-zero carbon […]

Papa: Cada llamado de Dios es un llamado de amor
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – Cuando una persona siente el llamado de Dios, puede ser intimidante o aterrador, dijo el papa Francisco, pero los cristianos pueden estar seguros de que el llamado fluye del amor de […]

USCCB president: May God grant Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ to lead nation
As Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope that the incoming administration “will work […]