Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died Monday December 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

About 80 people, from both sides of the border, showed up April 5 for the Via Crucis procession that flowed through the city ...

A sponsored project of the Sisters of St. Joseph Ministerial Services, Border Compassion brought 384 volunteers to the shelter in 2024 alone, according to Jabro. Up to 60 Catholic sisters assist ...

This year’s objectives involved working with Kino Border Initiative ... but it is absolutely rooted in human dignity and Catholic social teaching. It is not a political club.” ...

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Team Brownsville, which assists migrants who are dropped off by federal agents in the border city of Brownsville, received a letter demanding documents in May. Paxton also sued Catholic Charities ...

We love you.” The archbishop, himself an immigrant from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, and now the only immigrant leading a Catholic diocese on the border, said he is not taking the incoming ...

ROME (AP) — A network of clergy sex abuse survivors on Tuesday announced a database of Catholic cardinals’ records on the handling of such cases in a bid to influence the next papal conclave ...

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm ...

Kyrgyz and Tajik lawmakers have agreed to settle a century-long border dispute, paving the way for a new “Schengen area” in Central Asia. Parliaments in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ratified the ...