Catholic News Service

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Irbil, Iraq, spoke about the blessings that can be found in the midst of persecution.

The Archdiocese of Washington filed suit in federal court Nov. 28 after a transit system rejected an Advent and Christmas advertisement.

As long as wars and conflicts rage, "trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation, forced labor and similar crimes will continue to flourish," said the Vatican's nuncio to the United Nations.

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Communications has urged the Trump administration to keep current net neutrality rules in place for the sake of faith communities.

Three archbishops and nine bishops representing at least 13 million Catholics from Sacramento to the Mexican coastal city of Ensenada have resurrected their "Alta-Baja" friendship.

People from Manicani Island in Eastern Samar province want assurances from the government that an open pit mine, where production was suspended in 2002, will remain closed

A diocesan bishop is the sole judge in the streamlined process for handling marriage annulments, Pope Francis said.

All Zimbabweans should have a voice in the country's governance following Robert Mugabe's 37-year presidency, and the new government should embrace diversity, Zimbabwe's bishops said.

Pope Francis led pilgrims in prayer for the victims of a bombing at a mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai region.

Exploiting a fear of migrants and refugees for political gain does nothing to build a culture of peace, Pope Francis said in his message for World Peace Day 2018.

The Little Sisters of the Poor, who have always been known for their care for the poor elderly, have been in the spotlight for the past six years with their objection to the federal government's requirement that they provide insurance coverage of contraceptives for their employees.

If people understood that participating at Mass is witnessing Christ's suffering, death and resurrection, then maybe they would stop acting as if it were some kind of show, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis has named Fr. Mark Spalding as the new bishop of Nashville, Tennessee and named Fr. Shawn McKnight as the new bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri. 

Mexican and American bishops called on negotiators working to overhaul a 23-year-old trade agreement to ensure that any changes keep the needs of poor people foremost.

Ideological colonization is a form of persecution that seeks to obliterate the past, eradicate what makes people different and impose uniformity, Pope Francis said.

The Vatican announced it had launched a new investigation into reports about sexual abuse in a pre-seminary run by the Diocese of Como, Italy, but located inside the Vatican.

Justice and compassion compel the Catholic Church to work to ensure equality and fairness in the distribution of health care resources and in people's access to them, Pope Francis said.

People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis said.

The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel and now it is immortalized on stage with the new play "Tolton: From Slave to Priest," produced by St. Luke Productions from Battle Ground, Washington.

By visiting Myanmar in late November, Pope Francis said he wants to encourage all efforts "to build harmony and cooperation" among people of all religions.