The negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the first release of hostages to begin Jan. 19 are seen as an "encouraging sign of peace," said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has estimated that, on a single night in early 2023, more than 650,000 people in the United States were experiencing homelessness — a 12% increase from 2022.
The world's cultures, traditions, spiritualities and languages must be acknowledged, respected and protected, especially those of Indigenous peoples, Pope Francis said.
We go to the saints like we do our friends and family, so we do not have to be loners when it comes to living the faith as God calls us — to teach, provide, protect and lead. Those holy men and women whom we celebrate come the first of November — the solemnity of All Saints —compel us to emulate their example, giving us ways and means to answer the call to serve others diligently and prayerfully.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, encouraged men and women in the military to download a new app designed to connect them to the Catholic faith and provide the consolation of prayer in times of war and uncertainty.
During an April 8 ceremony celebrating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris noted the historic significance of the first Black woman appointed to the nation's high court.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not invade Ukraine out of concern that NATO would encroach on his borders, but concern about "the disease of democracy that could spread like a virus, and that's deadly for oligarchies and authoritarian rulers," said the archbishop who serves as a "foreign minister" for the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
As I periodically don one of my favorite and seasoned T-shirts, I am reminded where transformation truly begins — each and every day. The inscription on the back prompts me of what needs to go on the inside of the man wearing it: “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom 12:2).
The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace called on Israelis and Palestinians to end the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza that has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds of people injured.
As closing arguments began April 19 in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Archbishop Bernard Hebda and priests across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offered special Masses for the Preservation of Peace and Justice.
Considering immigration in light of justice