Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna talks to journalists June 13 outside St. John's Cathedral in Limerick, Ireland. The cardinal was attending a conference, "Let’s Talk Family: Let’s Be Family." (CNS photo/Liam Burke courtesy Press 22)Read More
Pope Francis greets a nurse during a visit to the Bambino Gesu children's hospital in Rome in this 2013 file photo. Two former top hospital officials appeared before a Vatican court July 18 for a pretrial hearing on allegations of embezzlement. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)Read More
Supporters of the parents of Charlie Gard demonstrate outside England's high court in London July 13. Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, petitioned the court to allow them to travel with their terminally ill child to the United States for medical treatment. The court denied their request but ruled that a U.S. doctor who...Read More
Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Ill., addresses more than 2,000 delegates July 8 during the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando, Fla. The theme of the congress was drawn from words of the prophet Micah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me: Act justly, love goodness and walk humbly." (CNS photo/Jean Gonzalez,...Read More
Rescuers view a damaged building following an earthquake July 6 in the Philippine province of Leyte. A week after the magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the province, hundreds of residents continue to live in temporary shelters. (CNS photo/Ahyeng Gauit, EPA)Read More
Protesters show their opposition to supporters of conservative author Anne Coulter and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park in Berkeley, Calif. Political polarization in America has recently peaked, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and Gallup, among others. (CNS photo/John G. Mabanglo, EPA)Read More
A mother holds her child during Mass in 2014 in Juba, South Sudan. Western governments are "spitting in the face" of African democracy by trying to impose legal abortion against the wishes of most of the people in such countries, a Catholic Nigerian campaigner said. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)Read More
