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VATICAN CITY -- Saying "thank you" to God is a beautiful prayer, Pope Francis told a group of children and teenagers with autism.
Five seminarians at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., took steps toward the transitional diaconate this month. b>/b>
When Father Donald J. Planty thinks of Holy Family Church in Dale City, “I think of diversity and charity,” said the former pastor, who was homilist at a Mass of Thanksgiving Sept. 20 for the parish’s 50th anniversary.br />br />
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' encyclical on fraternity and social friendship will be released with an Italian title that will not be translated into different languages, reported Vatican News.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, which begins its new term Oct. 5, will be hearing oral arguments by teleconference, just as it did at the end of the last term, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
VATICAN CITY -- As members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem around the world were experiencing their own COVID-19 lockdowns, they contributed some $3.5 million to a special fund to support the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, especially its schools and charitable outreach.
WASHINGTON -- The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd said House passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Sept. 17 is a "huge win for women."
WASHINGTON -- Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.
Election Day is November 3. In Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, faithfulcitizenship.org, we and our brother U.S. bishops noted, “Unfortunately, politics in our country often can be a contest of powerful interests, partisan attacks, sound bites, and media hype. The Church calls for a different kind of political engagement: one shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good, and the protection of the weak and the vulnerable. … We are called to bring together our principles and our political choices, our values and our votes, to help build a civilization of truth and love” (no. 14).
WASHINGTON -- The Catholic Church and American society should recognize the historic and current contributions of Hispanic and Latino leaders, said a U.S. bishop at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
