Nation and World

VATICAN CITY — The heady realm of philosophy got special accolades in November when the preeminent Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, won the Ratzinger Prize. The prestigious award, … Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man who scrubbed toilets and shoveled sidewalks at Cretin-Derham Hall High School is on his way to becoming a saint, and the … Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal injections they were … Read More

LOS ANGELES — If Father Jose H. Gomez needed any encouragement in becoming a bishop, the timing was probably enough. The day of his appointment as auxiliary … Read More

BANGKOK — Missionaries are not mercenaries, but beggars who recognize that some brothers and sisters are missing from the community and long to hear the good news … Read More

MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan bishops’ migrant ministry has rejected talk of the U.S. and Guatemalan governments sending asylum-seekers to a remote and rugged jungle region rife … Read More

JERUSALEM — Two unearthed Byzantine church complexes shed light on the tradition of Christian pilgrimage in the Holy Land. The churches, according to Catholic archaeological scholars in … Read More

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan church authorities have reclaimed control of Immaculate Conception Cathedral in the national capital, Managua, after a pro-government mob burst into the building, which … Read More

VATICAN CITY — In a message to young Catholics in Vietnam, Pope Francis offered prayers for a group of Vietnamese migrants who died while being smuggled into … Read More

Burke Masters was a baseball player who waited years for his call up to the major leagues. But when it finally came, he was wearing a different … Read More