Opinion

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Sept. 23 he would sign an executive order to “ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.” In brief recorded remarks for the livestreamed National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Trump called it the “Born Alive Executive Order,” which pro-life ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just hours before the sixth federal execution took place this year, and two days before the next one was scheduled, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice. “We say to President Trump and Attorney General Barr: Enough. Stop these executions,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of ... read more

ROME — The world will not overcome the current crisis if only big businesses, financial institutions and the powerful have a voice, Pope Francis said. “Everyone must be listened to. Everyone — those on the top, those on the bottom,” he said Sept. 23 during his weekly general audience. “Getting out of this crisis does ... read more

ROME – This year’s Time 100 Most Influential People includes Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work assisting migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border near Brownsville, Texas. A member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, Pimentel is executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, where she ran a large shelter for ... read more

TAMPA, Florida — Sheriff’s officials in Florida are looking for a man who was caught on security cameras breaking into a church and setting some pews on fire. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials said the shirtless, masked man broke into Incarnation Catholic Church in Town ‘N Country near Tampa on Friday night and poured flammable liquid ... read more

LOS ANGELES — Catholics from the across Southern California and beyond joined Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles Sept. 20 for Masses in English and Spanish to celebrate the annual Day in Recognition of All Immigrants. The Masses were livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. “We ... read more

Ahead of elections scheduled for next month, New Zealand’s bishops have come out strongly against euthanasia and urged voters “to give serious thoughts” about a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. The two issues will be decided by a referendum held alongside the Oct. 17 general elections, in which current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party ... read more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The Knights of Columbus has donated $10,000 to Our Lady of Solace Church in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, after a vandal desecrated the parish’s beloved statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A security camera captured the Sept. 11 assault on the statue at Our Lady of Solace in Brooklyn’s ... read more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives in many ways — from schools to workplaces, sports to socializing. It also has impacted the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’s efforts to assist victim-survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Since starting in June 2019 as the archdiocese’s outreach coordinator for restorative justice and abuse ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the thought of standing with throngs of people for hours at a time seems foreign now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was something tens of thousands of Catholics were happy to do in Washington, New York and Philadelphia when Pope Francis made his visit to the United States ... read more

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Catholic bioethicists have welcomed the Vatican’s clear statement that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. The document Samaritanus Bonus (“The Good Samaritan”) was released on Tuesday by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and discussed various aspects surrounding the euthanasia debate and end-of-life care. “A key message of this ... read more

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As the country approaches regional elections on Dec. 6, Cameroon’s top prelate says the country is experiencing “the vertigo of growing chaos.” “For some time, our country no longer lives in the perspective of its progress, but in growing chaos. The effects of this creeping chaos are easily visible in our cities ... read more

Marriages are surviving the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but are undergoing a lot of stress, especially among poorer couples. According to the annual American Family Survey conducted by The Deseret News and Brigham Young University, around 34 percent of married couples say the stress in their marriage has increased due to the pandemic. “Having experienced an ... read more

ROME — The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said his office sometimes has the “very unpleasant” obligation to take action against theologians in order to safeguard the faith. Cardinal Luis Ladaria, the prefect, was asked specifically about the case of Irish Redemptorist Father Tony Flannery, 73, who was told by ... read more

MONTREAL — The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, starting Sept. 21. But the Quebec government also announced that three ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Sept. 23 he would sign an executive order to “ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.” In brief recorded remarks for the livestreamed National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Trump called it the “Born Alive Executive Order,” which pro-life ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just hours before the sixth federal execution took place this year, and two days before the next one was scheduled, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice. “We say to President Trump and Attorney General Barr: Enough. Stop these executions,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of ... read more

ROME — The world will not overcome the current crisis if only big businesses, financial institutions and the powerful have a voice, Pope Francis said. “Everyone must be listened to. Everyone — those on the top, those on the bottom,” he said Sept. 23 during his weekly general audience. “Getting out of this crisis does ... read more

ROME – This year’s Time 100 Most Influential People includes Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work assisting migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border near Brownsville, Texas. A member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, Pimentel is executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, where she ran a large shelter for ... read more

TAMPA, Florida — Sheriff’s officials in Florida are looking for a man who was caught on security cameras breaking into a church and setting some pews on fire. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials said the shirtless, masked man broke into Incarnation Catholic Church in Town ‘N Country near Tampa on Friday night and poured flammable liquid ... read more

LOS ANGELES — Catholics from the across Southern California and beyond joined Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles Sept. 20 for Masses in English and Spanish to celebrate the annual Day in Recognition of All Immigrants. The Masses were livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. “We ... read more

Ahead of elections scheduled for next month, New Zealand’s bishops have come out strongly against euthanasia and urged voters “to give serious thoughts” about a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. The two issues will be decided by a referendum held alongside the Oct. 17 general elections, in which current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party ... read more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The Knights of Columbus has donated $10,000 to Our Lady of Solace Church in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, after a vandal desecrated the parish’s beloved statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A security camera captured the Sept. 11 assault on the statue at Our Lady of Solace in Brooklyn’s ... read more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives in many ways — from schools to workplaces, sports to socializing. It also has impacted the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’s efforts to assist victim-survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Since starting in June 2019 as the archdiocese’s outreach coordinator for restorative justice and abuse ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although the thought of standing with throngs of people for hours at a time seems foreign now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was something tens of thousands of Catholics were happy to do in Washington, New York and Philadelphia when Pope Francis made his visit to the United States ... read more

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – Catholic bioethicists have welcomed the Vatican’s clear statement that euthanasia is incompatible with palliative care. The document Samaritanus Bonus (“The Good Samaritan”) was released on Tuesday by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and discussed various aspects surrounding the euthanasia debate and end-of-life care. “A key message of this ... read more

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As the country approaches regional elections on Dec. 6, Cameroon’s top prelate says the country is experiencing “the vertigo of growing chaos.” “For some time, our country no longer lives in the perspective of its progress, but in growing chaos. The effects of this creeping chaos are easily visible in our cities ... read more

Marriages are surviving the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but are undergoing a lot of stress, especially among poorer couples. According to the annual American Family Survey conducted by The Deseret News and Brigham Young University, around 34 percent of married couples say the stress in their marriage has increased due to the pandemic. “Having experienced an ... read more

ROME — The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said his office sometimes has the “very unpleasant” obligation to take action against theologians in order to safeguard the faith. Cardinal Luis Ladaria, the prefect, was asked specifically about the case of Irish Redemptorist Father Tony Flannery, 73, who was told by ... read more

MONTREAL — The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, starting Sept. 21. But the Quebec government also announced that three ... read more