IMAGE: CNS photo/Ashleigh Buyers, Catholic Herald By Mary Stachyra Lopez FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (CNS) — Before Mahnaz left Afghanistan with her husband and four sons, she carefully packed beautiful black, red and white curtains in the few suitcases she could bring along to her new life in a country 7,000 miles …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Andy Rain, EPA By Simon Caldwell MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — The bishops of England and Wales have put the post-Brexit future of the United Kingdom at the top of a list of priority issues for Catholic voters to consider before the June 8 general election. In a two-page …

By PANAMA CITY (CNS) — A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning design to promote World Youth Day 2019. The design by Amber Calvo, 20, a Panamanian student studying architecture, was chosen from 103 entries submitted for the event that will …

IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Gingrich Productions By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) — Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will be Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, two U.S. news outlets are reporting. The New York Times and CNN reported May 14 that the official …

By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem. A two-part exhibition, …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL (CNS) — While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked May 13 …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Our Lady of Fatima’s message of peace to a country suffering from war and persecution resonates today just as it did a century ago, a Venezuelan pilgrim said. Jose Antonio dos Santos told Catholic News Service May 13 that …

IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Mary’s example of believing and following Jesus is what matters most; she cannot be some image “of our own making” who Christians barter with for mercy, Pope Francis said. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Marian …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Miguel Guitierrez, EPA By Ezra Fieser SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Bishops from across Latin America condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuela and called for the church to find ways to provide charity to the South American country amid food shortages that have left thousands hungry. “We …