DHAKA, Bangladesh — Although very small in number, Catholics in Bangladesh are making an invaluable contribution to the care of tuberculosis patients in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is an underdeveloped country and due to financial reasons,…
Sister Roberta Pignone, a member of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, consults with a tuberculosis patient at the Damien Hospital in Khulna, Bangladesh, on Feb. 17, 2023. Catholic women religious at two hospitals in…
Jessica KourkounisThe Pro-Life Coalition of Pennsylvania holds a “Mercy Witness for Life” rally on July 23, 2016, outside of the former site of Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s closed abortion clinic in Philadelphia. Abortionist and convicted serial…
Bangladesh Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CBCB) has officially decided not to accept a government offer of a monthly allowance for priests. The bishops thanked the government for including Catholic clergy in the monthly allowance program, which…
As the Church approaches Easter, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says the “harshness of this time of war” means the celebration of the season will not be able to be celebrated “with dignity.” Holy sites…
Questions about whether Pope Leo XIV must vote in Peru or pay taxes in the United States remain unresolved, with one canon law expert arguing that the pope’s unique status as a sovereign head of…
“After the tragic experiences of the 20th century, aerial bombardment should have been banished forever!” Pope Leo XIV said Monday during an audience with airline executives and staff. “Instead, as we know, it still exists,…
Father Flanagan LeagueFather Edward Flanagan with baseball players at Boys Town. The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska.
Daniel Ibáñez/CNAThe relic of the holy cloak of St. Joseph at the Basilica of St. Joseph al Trionfale in Rome. From a Roman basilica to churches in France and Naples, these objects tied to the…
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on March 22, 2026. Pope Leo XIV says suffering of innocent victims ‘hurts all of humanity’…