“It’s a miracle we are still alive,” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told reporters at a Feb. 8 news conference organized by Aid to the Church in Need.
The NCEA reported that Catholic school enrollment grew by 0.3% last year but remains lower than pre-pandemic levels.
Two women have accused Frank Pavone, national director of the pro-life organization Priests for Life, of sexual harassment, according to recent media reports.
Three prominent Christian leaders in Syria issued a joint letter Tuesday calling for an end to sanctions against Syria.
According to the latest available estimates as of midday Tuesday, the 7.8-magnitude quake has left at least 6,200 people dead in Turkey and Syria.
A New Jersey parish church on Sunday honor the “Four Chaplains” who sacrificed their lives to save others on the torpedoed U.S.A.T. Dorchester 80 years ago.
A bipartisan congressional commission chaired by Rep. Chris Smith announced Thursday the nomination of six Hong Kongers for their efforts in the cause of human rights.
The Democratic Republic of Congo exports 70% of the world's cobalt, a once-obscure element now in great demand because it’s needed to make lithium-ion batteries.
At a Vatican retreat in 2019, Pope Francis kissed the feet of President Salva Kiir — and those of his rival —while begging the leaders to make peace.
Papal Masses, especially in the last 50 years or so, have attracted crowds of millions — many of them at World Youth Days.
Catholic leaders had strongly denounced the bill, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures that they say will reduce demand for abortions.
Mark Houck’s pro-life supporters hailed Monday’s verdict while also chastising the Department of Justice for filing charges against the Catholic father of seven in the first place.
A compilation of new data by researchers at Georgetown University sheds light on the countries around the world that have the highest Mass attendance numbers.
At least eight couples have reportedly undergone sterilization at the behest of Asunaro Social Welfare Service Corp.
The Catholic bishops of Minnesota urged lawmakers to vote down a bill that would codify the right to abortion, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently warned that Japan’s birthrate — one of the lowest in the world — is not sustainable.
Insulting the Prophet Muhammad is already a capital offense in Pakistan. Under the newest legal changes, those convicted will now face 10 years in prison.
Karin Öberg, professor of astronomy and director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University, spoke recently at the Wonder Conference in Texas.
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, state lawmakers have gone in dramatically different directions on abortion.
The actor who portrays Jesus in the popular TV series “The Chosen” was one of about a dozen speakers at this year’s March for Life.