Caritas Ukraine is gathering resources to respond to a potential humanitarian crisis after Russia invades Ukraine.

The council of Cardinals met in the Vatican over a period of three days and to discuss topics of pertinence to the Holy See and its ministry

At least three Filipino bishops are urging the faithful not to forget the lessons drawn from the ‘dark years’ of Marcos’ dictatorship as they prepare to vote for candidates who will lead the nation.

Ahead of a Senate vote next week, two U.S. bishops conference chairmen have labeled a bill that would codify abortion rights into federal law as “built on a false and despairing narrative” that abortion is the “only, or best, solution to a crisis pregnancy.”

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has condemned a Russian military offensive in Ukraine, calling the move tragic and issuing an appeal for negotiation and goodwill to prevail in preventing the outbreak of further violence.

A government minister has confirmed that a temporary provision allowing for at-home abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on Aug. 30.

Hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said the country’s sovereignty has been violated and warned that it could soon become “a death camp” if violence escalates.

Last week, Pope Francis sent a telegram to the president of Madagascar, expressing his closeness and promising his prayers after learning “with great sorrow” of the “wounds that have once again struck” this African nation, “through repeated cyclones, floods and the destruction of homes.”

As the Church’s Lenten season approaches, offering Christians a time to do good and overcome habits and attitudes that represent stumbling blocks in their relationship with God, Pope Francis has pointed to digital media as a temptation to be avoided.

The elderly, who are often cast aside, are a treasure trove of wisdom that can help one discover the true meaning of life rather than be consumed by the unrealistic goal of remaining forever young, Pope Francis said.

A Philippine parish has begun a monthly practice of spending an entire day in silence and prayer by unplugging and freeing themselves of their gadgets.

It is typical for the annual New York Encounter weekend, sponsored by the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation, to consider matters of truth.

Dr. Paul Farmer, a Catholic physician who helped found a network of clinics serving the rural poor in Haiti and Rwanda, died in his sleep Feb. 21 on the grounds of a clinic he had founded in Butaro. He was 62.

El Santo Padre se reúne con jóvenes universitarios migrantes, compartimos las expectativas de algunos de ellos: “poder ser la voz de muchos”.

El cardenal Zenari, nuncio apostólico en Siria, anuncia una iniciativa en favor de la población siria, sumida en más de 10 años de guerra. Una conferencia de tres días sobre el tema "Caridad y sinodalidad" promovida por la Congregación para las Iglesias Orientales a partir de mediados de marzo: hay 13 millones de personas en estado de absoluta pobreza, pedimos a la comunidad internacional que haga aún más

La Conferencia episcopal colombiana reitera en un comunicado que “el aborto directo es un acto inmoral y una práctica violenta contraria a la vida", luego de la decisión de la Corte Constitucional permitir el aborto voluntario hasta las 24 semanas de gestación.

Al final de la audiencia general Francisco hizo un llamamiento a creyentes y no creyentes a unirse en oración por la paz en Ucrania el primer día de Cuaresma y exhortó a todas las partes implicadas en la crisis a que "hagan un examen de conciencia ante Dios" y se "abstengan de acciones que provoquen más sufrimiento a las poblaciones y desacrediten el derecho internacional"

Even the Arctic faces rising wildfire risk, experts say ahead of the UN Environment Assembly next week.

The Bishops of Colombia have expressed the Church's "deep sorrow" over the decision of the nation's Constitutional Court to decriminalize abortion. It will now be possible to deliberately end a pregnancy within the first 24 weeks from the beginning of gestation.