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Law enforcement officiers investigate a mass shooting Nov. 5 at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A lone gunman entered the church during Sunday services taking the lives of at least 26 people and injuring several more. (CNS photo/Nick Wagner, American Statesman via Reuters)

USCCB president decries mass shooting at Texas Baptist church

Posted by - November 11, 2017
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Church stands “in unity” with the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the larger community after a shooting during Sunday services took…
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In this 2015 file photo, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl greets parishioners at St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish in Chillum, Md. (CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic Standard)

Cardinal Wuerl urges Catholics to confront, help overcome sin of racism

Posted by - November 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The sin of racism must be recognized, confronted and overcome, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in a new pastoral letter, “The Challenge of Racism Today.” “Intolerance…
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Father Paul Felix, pastor of Annunciation Catholic Church, blesses Tonya Killian's new rosaries outside the downtown Houston parish that sits across the street from Minute Maid Park where the Houston Astros hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2017 World Series Oct. 27. Killian, a parishioner at Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood, Texas, bought the last two rosaries specially made for the 2017 World Series sold that day. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)

Update: After Harvey, faith fuels Houston fans; team wins World Series

Posted by - November 4, 2017
HOUSTON (CNS) — Baseball bats and rosary beads were the only thing on Tonya Killian’s mind as she walked toward Minute Maid Park for Game 3 of the 2017 World…
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Police investigate the crime scene early Nov. 1 after a man driving a rented pickup truck ran down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City. The incident occurred near the World Trade Center memorial, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the Mayor Bill de Blasio called "a particularly cowardly act of terror." (CNS photo/Andrew Kelly, Reuters)

Pope condemns ‘murderous folly’ of terrorism after attacks

Posted by - November 4, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed for victims of the terrorist attack in New York, as well as victims of other terror attacks, and condemned the murder of innocent…
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