Australia's bishops and religious are considering the recommendations for change in a 208-page review into the governance of the church. If implemented, they would see administrative and financial control of dioceses and parishes radically reshaped ...
The Virgin Mary is sitting with her son Jesus in a lush Alberta forest, surrounded by deer drinking from a gurgling stream, with the majestic Three Sisters peaks in the background. "The window cries out ...
As if battling a pandemic weren't enough, three of the poorest countries in Central America now are having to simultaneously face the aftermath of strong tropical storms. As of June 3, at least 28 people ...
Politicians in Northern Ireland rejected an "extreme" new abortion law imposed on the province from Parliament in London. Members of Northern Ireland's Legislative Assembly voted 46-40 to oppose a legal framework announced March 25 to permit ...
As Italian Catholics prepared to celebrate Pentecost, the second Sunday with Masses permitted with a limited number of faithful, bishops and priests were still debating whether to continue livestreaming Masses as well. After a 10-week ban, ...
Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site opened to visitors May 26 after being closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But amid the joy was a feeling ...
Lawmakers in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato have shelved a pair of initiatives to legalize abortion, an issue being introduced for debate in legislatures around the country. In a virtual session May 25, a ...
Churches have been rebuilt, new schools have opened, and some of Haiti's religious communities have new convents and rectories to call home. Under a church-led initiative known as PROCHE, the Partnership for the Reconstruction of ...
Sheltering people from one of the strongest storms in more than a decade required convincing affected Indians and Bangladeshi that evacuation centers would have masks and other coronavirus protections in place, a Catholic Relief Services ...
African Church officials and experts say domestic violence is rising during government-enforced measures to fight COVID-19. Now, African Catholic leaders want the crimes tackled. "We need to address the matter urgently. I think fear, panic ...
