Children transformed from ‘almost catatonic’ to ‘thriving’
OCEANSIDE — It’s not often that an announcement at Sunday Mass changes your life. But it happened 11 years ago to Jim Napier, of…
‘Why are these children not like me?’
SAN DIEGO — Affiliated with the Belarusian Orthodox Church, the Sisterhood of St. Elisabeth reaches out to some of their most marginalized countrymen. Among…
Sorsogon Diocese focused on seminarians, priests
SAN DIEGO — Father Brian Victor M. de Castro was 12 years old when he entered the high school seminary in his home Diocese…
Spreading the Gospel among ‘mosaic of tribes’
SAN DIEGO — Bishop James Thoppil leads the Diocese of Kohima, located in northeastern India. It’s a region populated by what the bishop describes…
His legs were healed ‘to walk … for the Lord’
SAN DIEGO — Bishop Siby Peedikayil, of the Diocese of Aitape, Papua New Guinea, was born into a “strong, traditional Catholic family” in Kerala,…
Pope visits mountaintop Marian shrine
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV paid a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace of Mentorella, high in…
Burn with ‘fire’ of God’s love, pope says at Mass and lunch with the poor
By Cindy Wooden ROME — Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming…
Vatican offers plan to implement synodality
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Local Churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of…
Council of Nicaea anniversary is call to unity
By Cindy Wooden ROME — The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith,…
U.S. Cardinal Prevost elected pope
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the…
Rome synod calls for quick action
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Parishes and dioceses must move quickly to give life to the consultative bodies and broad participation in mission…
