Catholic News Service

Italy's Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life

Oil spills on opposite sides of Peru — one near Lima and the other in a remote Indigenous village in the Amazon — brought together Catholics in the two regions for simultaneous Masses as they marked the second anniversary of Querida Amazonia.

Catholic school enrollment increased for the first time in two decades this school year, according to a preliminary report released by the National Catholic Educational Association.

Pope Francis made several changes to church law, granting greater authority to individual bishops, bishops' conferences and synods of bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches.

Catholic foundations continue to grow their role in helping the U.S. church with its fundraising needs, according to a recent study.

The archbishop of Miami said Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida had hit a "new low" after the politician said it was "disgusting" to compare Cubans who fled the island-nation as unaccompanied minors in the 1960s with present waves of migrant children from Central America.

As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to mount, the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the U.S. have called for a three-day prayer vigil "for peace and the conversion of the hearts of those who preach violence and escalate war."

The plenary approved three texts in a second reading; two-thirds of nearly 230 delegates, including bishops, approved the texts; in a separate vote of just bishops, the texts still garnered two-thirds of the votes.

A disciple of Jesus leaves behind worldly attachments and prejudices to follow God completely, Pope Francis said.

The project involves building more than 800 miles of pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania, which the Laudato Si' Movement says poses a severe threat to environmental conservation, biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation.

Republicans are divided on an immigration bill introduced by members of their own party that would grant citizenship to millions who are in the country without legal permission.

The "Walk for Peace," organized by the Archdiocese of San Francisco's Restorative Justice Ministry, brought together Bay Area volunteers, parishioners, and community members to publicly call for an end to the violence.

The Holy Year 2025 should focus on "restoring a climate of hope and trust" after the coronavirus pandemic and helping people repair their relationships with God, with each other and with the Earth, Pope Francis said.

Caring for the sick means not only healing the wounds of the body but also those that afflict the soul, Pope Francis said.

Catholic college leaders hardly need reminding that they work in challenging times, but during the Feb. 7 closing session of their annual meeting, they got just that.

 Father Paul Hartmann, a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, has been appointed associate general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, effective in May.

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinnati are rooting for their home team in Super Bowl LVI.

Pope Francis was among those showing their support for retired Pope Benedict XVI, sending his predecessor "a beautiful letter," according to the former pope's secretary.

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act has cleared all the hurdles and awaits a final vote in the Senate in the coming weeks.

People have a right to life, not to death, which must be welcomed but never provoked, Pope Francis said.