IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Jacob Comello WASHINGTON (CNS) — Upon hearing the word "mission," most Catholics visualize hospitals or schools run by nuns or other prelates in poor areas of the world, or small, tightknit parish communities in areas where Catholicism is still an alien or marginalized religion. But …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Any time money changes hands, there is a potential for financial misconduct, but the leaders of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority said the Holy See has made enormous strides in reducing its risks. Rene Brulhart and Tommaso Di Ruzza, respectively …

IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy of Father Edwin Banos By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Thousands attended the May 20 funeral of a Salvadoran priest found by his parishioners in what some presume is a gang killing. Parishioners found Father Cecilio Perez Cruz, a 35-year-old priest and pastor of San Jose La …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told the bishops of Italy that he was disappointed that so many of their dioceses had yet to implement the reforms he ordered to make the marriage annulment process quicker, more pastoral and less expensive. "I am …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard By Julie Asher HYATTSVILLE, Md. (CNS) — Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will have a lot of things on his plate when he becomes the newest leader of the influential archdiocese situated in the nation’s capital: the sexual abuse roiling the Catholic Church, the tense …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis condemned food waste, saying throwing away food is like throwing away people. "Waste reveals an indifference toward things and toward those who go without," he said May 18. "To throw food away means to throw people …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic immigration advocates raised concerns about a proposal from President Donald Trump that would reshape U.S. immigration policy to incorporate a "merit-based" system that prioritizes high-skilled workers over those with family already in the country. Advocates’ concerns about the Trump plan, …

IMAGE: REUTERS By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People’s attitudes toward nature as well as their economic systems and consumption habits need to radically change in order to protect biodiversity on the planet and promote a more sustainable and caring world, said participants at a Vatican-sponsored conference. "We can …

IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy John McElroy, World Meeting of Families By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian family life is a vocation and, when lived with fidelity, it is a path to holiness, said the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. The office May 17 announced the theme Pope Francis …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Mariana Bazo, Reuters By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) — Online child sexual abuse is a booming international business and religious congregations holding stocks in major telecom firms are stepping up their advocacy to thwart it. Led by Christian Brothers Investment Services, the effort involves a widening campaign designed …