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Love is the solution to the deep divisions that trouble societies, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in his Jan. 12 keynote for a virtual conference at the University of Notre Dame.

A Department of Health and Human Services modified rule taking effect Jan. 19, 2021, helps ensure faith-based social service providers will not be excluded from certain federally funded programs.

In a statement issued Jan. 15, on what would have been Rev. King's 92nd birthday, Bishop Burbidge said: "Through Dr. King's witness and the power of his echoing words, he championed the inherent God-given dignity of all persons, particularly those subjected to bigotry and prejudice."

For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message of the national March for Life to participants is: Stay home.

Before Nov. 19, Father Valerio Bortolotti's Facebook posts had been the usual updates about parish activities, formation courses and video-recorded Masses outdoors. But when he ended up in a hospital that evening with pneumonia caused by COVID-19, he decided to keep his followers aware of his condition and of life "on the inside" in a crowded COVID-19 recovery ward in Rome.

Catholic and Protestant leaders say they want peace and reconciliation without being gagged.

A Catholic priest in the Philippines is set to stand trial on sedition charges, stemming from his public objections to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug policies. 

Celebrating a livestreamed Mass for the community of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory noted how sometimes the readings of the day "fit our lives so perfectly."

Two weeks into 2021, "The Bible in a Year" tops the charts -- and has since 48 hours after its Jan. 1 launch.

​​​​​​​BERLIN -- The International Auschwitz Committee welcomed the arrest of a man who was wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words "Camp Auschwitz" during the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6.

ROME -- For a variety of reasons, "especially in relation to the political situation" in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in Rome will not honor Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said the head of the university's bioethics faculty.

CHALATENANGO, El Salvador -- In his 28 years as a priest in El Salvador, Father Manuel Acosta has witnessed his share of violence. He lived through the killings of Catholic clergy, men and women religious, catechists and countless lay ministers persecuted during the country's civil conflict in the 1980s. He has also lived through decades of gang aggression against El Salvador's poor.

WASHINGTON -- After a flurry of court decisions, the Supreme Court reversed a pair of rulings from federal appeals courts that had put death-row inmate Lisa Montgomery's execution on hold, and it denied two other last-minute requests to postpone the execution.

The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for a speech lawmakers said spurred the riot at the U.S. Capitol and making him the first commander in chief to be impeached twice.

Australia's financial crime watchdog agency said it over-estimated by the equivalent of more than US$1.5 billion the amount of money transferred from the Vatican to Australia between 2014 and 2020.

The report into mother and infant homes in Ireland reviewed 18 institutions from 1922 to 1998 and found that the church and state condoned "harsh treatment" of unmarried mothers.

The Supreme Court Jan. 12 reinstated a federal requirement that women who are seeking abortion-inducing drugs must do so in person, not by mail.

VATICAN CITY -- It may seem illogical, but Christians are called to give God praise -- not complaints -- in times of darkness and difficulty, Pope Francis said.

Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, leaning on his Catholic upbringing in Austria, said a "public servant's heart" is needed in America's elected officials, especially after the Jan. 6 Capitol siege that prompted the remarks.

Praising those who help the sick and praying for those who are sick, Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.