IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) -- Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant'Egidio Community's soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the...
IMAGE: CNS/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jorge Cabrera, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called for an end to violence in Nicaragua after several days of protests against proposed social...
IMAGE: CNS photo/DC Comics By Mark Judge NEW YORK (CNS) -- Look! Up in the sky! It's Superman! And he's 80! The year 2018 marks eight decades since the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Marla Brose, Albuquerque Journal By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Tributes from business leaders and politicians alike described Jennifer Riordan -- the 43-year-old passenger...
By Jennifer Fitz | At 10:30 on a school night I texted my daughter: Is everything okay? She had gone with her friend’s family to watch a ballgame. When she rolled in five minutes later (“I...
By Jim Graves | In my years working as the newspaper editor for the Diocese of Orange in Southern California, I enjoyed the opportunity to have lunch many times with an elderly priest who worked in...
By Edward Pentin | Pope Francis renewed his appeal for little Alfie this evening, saying in a tweet that the “suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of...
By Hudson Byblow | To all who gave Fr. James Martin a standing ovation at the 2018 LA Religious Education Congress, I’m grateful for your openness to grow in your understanding of the heartfelt and...
By Rebecca Hamilton | I grew up in a household with several rifles and shotguns. I learned to use a rifle at a young age. I was also taught gun safety in a rather rigorous fashion by my Daddy. I’ve...