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
Deacon Curtis Turner, principal of St. Frances Academy, and Conventual Franciscan Friar Douglas McMillan, of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, were among those making presentations at the 12th National Black Catholic Congress in Orlando July 6-9. (Courtesy Deacon Curtis Turner)Read More
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, right, Concelebrates Mass during the "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America" July 2 in Orlando, Fla. Bishops should look at ways to help verify and guarantee the validity and worthiness of the bread and wine used for the celebration of the Eucharist, the Vatican said...Read More
A man who told police he was from Mauritania is taken into custody Feb. 14 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec. (CNS photo/Christinne Muschi, Reuters)Read More
A group marching for nuclear disarmament carries a banner during a protest in mid-April in Berlin. Agencies of the U.S. and European Catholic bishops have called for all nations to develop a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons from their military arsenals. (CNS photo/Clemens Bilan, EPA)Read More
Permanent artwork showing Mary is seen on an exterior wall as Pope Francis visits the Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 10, 2015. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)Read More
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori carries a monstrance under a canopy as he leads a eucharistic procession during the "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America" July 3 in Orlando, Fla. Leaders from dioceses and various Catholic organizations are gathering for the July 1-4 convocation. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)Read More
