Washington D.C., Feb 10, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will once again observe National Marriage Week as part of the celebration of World Marriage Day. World Marriage Day is the second Sunday of February each year. This year, it was held on February …

Tucson, Ariz., Feb 11, 2020 / 12:26 am (CNA).- The Diocese of Tucson has announced the death of a local priest, who was killed in a car crash Friday. “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that our dear Fr. Raul Valencia, Pastor of Santa Monica …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Ryan Blystone, courtesy University of San Diego By SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, in a Feb. 6 speech at the University of San Diego, said "the drive to label a single issue preeminent" in the 2020 election "distorts the call to authentic …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be disappointed in his apostolic exhortation. The …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos CAMAGUEY, Cuba (CNS) — Cuban Archbishop Wilfredo Pino Estevez gently motioned U.S. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan toward the man quietly sitting in the chair who had recently lost part of his leg due to complications from diabetes. With a gentle smile, the archbishop …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised the Knights of Columbus for their charitable efforts and thanked them especially for helping Christians in the Middle East. "I thank all the members of your order for seeing in our persecuted and displaced brothers and …

By Christine Rousselle San Diego, Calif., Feb 7, 2020 / 05:15 pm (CNA).- Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego made a speech Thursday that attempted to explain his criticism of the elevation of abortion over other political issues. The speech, titled “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting,” discussed the “moral …

Chicago, Ill., Feb 9, 2020 / 04:26 pm (CNA).- In most stores in the weeks leading up to St. Valentine’s day, you’re likely to find a plethora of pink and red cards, heart-shaped boxes of Russell Stover chocolates, and decor with nearly-naked chubby cherubs shooting hearts with bows and arrows. …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Rhina Guidos By Rhina Guidos CAMAGUEY, Cuba (CNS) — In his first stop of a six-day visit to Cuba, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan walked in without fanfare Feb. 8 into the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in the town of El Cobre, likely the most popular sacred …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit By Dave Hrbacek ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Michael Callaghan’s healing from clergy sexual abuse took a big step forward after he saw the movie "Spotlight" in 2015. The Academy Award-winning fact-based drama detailing the clerical abuse scandal in Boston moved Callaghan deeply …