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 …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By David Sedeno DALLAS (CNS) — Dallas police executed search warrants at three Diocese of Dallas sites May 15, saying that process was an extension of their ongoing investigation of sexual abuse allegations into six current or former priests, including one accused of sexually abusing three …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CNS) — By passing a bill to ban abortion in nearly all circumstances, the Alabama Legislature has recognized that abortion is "the extinguishing of a unique human life," said the president and CEO of Americans United for Life. "From conception to natural death, …