Father Alan Valencia, rector of St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson, pays the help provided by Catholic Extension forward.

More than three dozen sisters celebrate milestone anniversaries this year

Mounting his cellphone on a tripod on the flat roof, Father Shovelain prayed for the repose of the soul of Daunte Wright, 20, who was shot and killed April 11 while struggling with officers who were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.

CLEVELAND (CNS) -- A trio of survivors of sexual abuse are inviting the Catholic Church -- from parishioners in the pews to the bishops who lead dioceses -- to join them on their journey toward healing and reconciliation.

Fraternity is more than just a virtuous principle, it is a necessary means to confront the great humanitarian and social challenges facing the world, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

MIAMI (CNS) -- In response to recent kidnappings of clergy and religious in Haiti and growing anarchy in the Caribbean nation, Catholic schools, churches and other entities called for a national strike April 15.

A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history.

With the vaccines ramping up, we are hopeful that we may be able to get back to our regular routine as more and more of our guests get immunized.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The apostolic nuncio to Mexico urged the country's bishops to "look reality in the eye" as the country's non-Catholic population increases and Mexicans increasingly identify as nonreligious.

ROMA, Italia (CNS) -- Para ayudar a fomentar una discusión más amplia sobre el trabajo que aún se debe hacer para proteger a menores y a personas vulnerables en la Iglesia Católica, una revista de derecho canónico publicó una serie de charlas de expertos sobre responsabilidad, transparencia, y confidencialidad en el manejo de acusaciones de abuso.

The memorial will stand at the front of Mercy Health -- St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and is expected to be completed in September, according to Mercy Health officials.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Msgr. Kieran Harrington, vicar of communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, has been named national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States.

BERLIN (CNS) -- Germany's lower house of Parliament is considering replacing state payments to the nation's two largest churches. The Catholic and Protestant churches received combined state benefits of more than $650 million in 2020.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (CNS) -- One of Africa's most senior Catholic leaders has denounced the imposition of "foreign ideologies" across the continent and urged Africans to seek modernization without succumbing to Western influences that erode family bonds.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Without prayer, everything crumbles and any initiatives for church reform will just be proposals by some group and not the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.

ROMA, Italia (CNS) -- Como los discípulos, que experimentaron la divina misericordia de Jesús después de la resurrección, todos los cristianos están llamados a convertirse en misioneros, compartiendo el Evangelio del amor y la misericordia de Dios con los demás, expresó el papa Francisco.

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Aumentar las vocaciones al sacerdocio, mejorar la forma en que los laicos y sacerdotes trabajan juntos, y garantizar que el servicio -- no el poder -- sea lo que motive cada petición de ordenación, pueden ser los posibles resultados de un importante simposio que está planificando el Vaticano en febrero de 2022.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities has launched a campaign urging Catholics to write letters to pharmaceutical companies urging them to stop the use of abortion-derived cell lines in the development and testing of vaccines.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville offered prayers for a teenager who was killed and an injured police officer involved in a school shooting.

ROME (CNS) -- To help foster a wider discussion on work that still must be done to safeguard minors and vulnerable people in the Catholic Church, a canon law journal published a series of talks by experts regarding accountability, transparency and confidentiality in the handling of abuse allegations.