Nation and World

WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has invited U.S. Catholics to join him on Good Friday, … Read More

ROME  — Google searches for “prayer” have surged worldwide in step with the surge of emerging cases of COVID-19, according to a European researcher. The rising interest … Read More

WASHINGTON  — Saints can get a bad rap because sometimes people assume they lived in deep piety removed from the burdens of everyday life. But a quick … Read More

WILMINGTON, Del. — On a beautiful sunny spring afternoon in late March, the setting on the softball diamond at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware, was just about … Read More

VATICAN CITY — With Holy Week celebrations closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis postponed the traditional Good Friday collection for the Holy … Read More

PORTLAND, Ore.  — Christina and Vinh Nguyen’s lives are centered on three things: their two children, their faith and their food cart. Now the couple’s Portland mini-kitchen … Read More

WASHINGTON — Administering the sacrament of reconciliation via cellphone is impermissible under church teaching, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship. In a … Read More

VATICAN CITY  — The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special “Mass in the Time of Pandemic” to plead for God’s mercy and … Read More