Nation and World

AMMAN, Jordan — Hospitals in the Lebanese capital are overwhelmed with those suffering injuries from a massive explosion in Beirut’s port, causing widespread damage the city and … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Vatican employees and workers who have contact with the public are being tested for the antibodies for COVID-19, said the new director of the … Read More

VATICAN CITY — An author with a long and close relationship to retired Pope Benedict XVI told a German newspaper that the 93-year-old retired pope is “extremely … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Besides the immediate considerations of trying to stay healthy, to mourn the dead and protect others, the coronavirus pandemic should be prompting Christians to … Read More

WASHINGTON — Franciscan Father Jacek Orzechowski and dozens of other immigration advocates rallied outside the Washington headquarters of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement July 27 calling on … Read More

WASHINGTON – As far as stories of endurance and faith go, it’s hard to top the dedication of a group of young Catholics from the Diocese of … Read More

ACCRA, Ghana — The head of Caritas Ghana said although the government of the West African country had good policies in mitigating COVID-19, its approach to implementing … Read More

WASHINGTON — Regis Philbin, the Catholic talk- and game-show host whose career in television spanned six decades, died July 24 at age 88 of cardiovascular disease at … Read More

WASHINGTON  — The Washington Post reached a settlement July 24 with the family of Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky Catholic high school student who sued the newspaper last … Read More

VATICAN CITY — Catholic universities in Latin America concluded a two-week online course that studied the role of women and feminism through the lens of the social … Read More