Author Archives: Jessica Jacques

VATICAN CITY — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 … Read More

VATICAN CITY — The apostolic nunciature in Chile announced that the Vatican has opened an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against retired Archbishop Bernardino Pinera Carvallo … Read More

SYDNEY — Thousands of pro-life supporters demonstrated in the streets of the Australian capital, expressing their opposition to a bill in the New South Wales state parliament … Read More

BURLINGTON, Vt.– The Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Burlington was quiet on a steamy summer day except for the sound of a fan and occasional banter … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Christians who focus more on being superficially close to the church rather than care for their fellow brothers and sisters are like tourists who … Read More

SAN FRANCISCO — The Planned Parenthood Federation of America announced Aug. 19 it is withdrawing from the federal Title X program over the Trump administration’s “Protect Life … Read More

NAIROBI, Kenya  — The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently … Read More

VATICAN CITY  — A specialized center at Chile’s premier Catholic university can help the Catholic Church protect minors and vulnerable persons from the scourge of clerical sexual … Read More

KINSHASA, Congo — Foreign companies working in mineral-rich Congo ought to contribute part of their profits to local development programs, said an official of the country’s Catholic … Read More