National & World News

As we enter into the month of December and the season of celebrating the gift of salvation and the tradition of giving in the spirit of Our Lord, it seems fitting to begin our journey with “Black Americans on the road to sainthood” with Servant of God Julia Greeley.

A group of Catholics in western Kentucky are working together to help the people suffering amid Myanmar’s turmoil that has continued to devastate the southeast Asian nation following the 2021 military coup.

MONHLA, Myanmar (CNS) — Catholics from a village in Myanmar’s embattled northwestern Sagaing region celebrated the feast of St. Michael, patron of their parish, amid ongoing fighting.

LVIV, Ukraine (CNS) — Catholics in Ukraine feel the prayers of Christians around the world, said Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Catholics in the U.K. paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death Sept. 8 and the end of a reign that lasted more than 70 years.

Actors receive final touches to their hair and makeup for the documentary "Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood," in La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 13, 2021. The documentary will air on ABC stations nationwide beginning Oct. 2, 2022. (CNS...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Calling sexual abuse “diabolical” and a “monstrosity,” Pope Francis underlined there is “zero tolerance” for those in the church who are guilty of abuse.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Beatifying Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis praised the late pope for showing the world God’s goodness and for living the Gospel without compromise.

WARREN, Mich. (CNS) — Imagine you are 8 years old, and overnight, you have to leave your home — never to see it again, in all likelihood.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With St. Teresa of Kolkata’s death 25 years ago, there is an entire generation of young men and women who did not see much about her life and legacy, serving “the poorest of the poor.”