News & Commentary
Cardinal Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state, dies at 94
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state and former dean of the College of Cardinals, died in Rome May 27 at the age of 94.
Read More →
Artist installs pro-life sculpture of Jesus in the womb in Rome
If "beauty will save the world," as Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky said, then "perhaps beauty can also save the unborn," said Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz.
Read More →
Pope, with Ukrainian families, to lead rosary for peace May 31
Pope Francis and Ukrainian families in Rome will gather May 31 before a statue of Mary, Queen of Peace, to recite the rosary for peace in Ukraine and in other places at war.
Read More →
Bishops push gun control; some call mass shootings ‘pressing life issue’
Several U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least 19 children and two of their elementary school teachers dead in Uvalde, Texas.
Read More →
Pope prays for Texas shooting victims, calls for stricter gun laws
Saying his heart was broken at the news of at least 19 children and two adults being shot and killed at a Texas elementary school, Pope Francis said it was time to say "Enough!" and enact stricter laws on gun ...
Read More →
Supreme Court sides with Arizona in death penalty cases
In a 6-3 ruling May 23, the Supreme Court said two Arizona death-row inmates could not present new evidence of ineffective counsel they said they received in state trials during their federal appeals.
Read More →
Judge blocks, for now, Planned Parenthood defunding provision backed by bishops