The New York Times finds a variety of reasons to explain why Pope Francis has never been to the United States, from the personal to the ideological, as the Pontiff prepares for his first visit here in late September.
It’s been a year since the Church of England allowed the consecration of bishops (and a week since the Seventh-Day Adventists voted against the ordination
Pope Francis, on his third day in Ecuador, spoke to his concerns on the environment, in particular on the fate of Equatorial Amazon, to an
Cathy Lynn Grossman, writing for Religion News Service and published in Crux, reports on the leaking of a draft of Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate
Episcopal clergy and Catholic clergy tend to be on opposite sides of the Democratic-Republican divide.
Nebraska’s lawmakers have made it clear to Governor Pete Ricketts: The death penalty is abolished. In a 30-19 vote (30 was needed for the overturn), Ricketts’
KCBS in San Francisco reports: KCBS has learned that Saint Mary’s Cathedral, the principal church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has installed a watering
The Catholic News Agency reports that Pope Francis today declared a Year of Jubilee focused on mercy: “Dear brothers and sisters, I have thought about
Following a visit to south-east Asia, the Pope has spoken about family planning and “ideological colonization” during wide-ranging remarks recorded on the plane home, according to
Despite protests from Catholic bishops, an American-based group, Catholics for Choice (CFC), is refusing to back down on running advertisements in Kenya supporting condom use