Kids with learning needs get a confidence boost
VANCOUVER – A pilot project launched last year for children with learning disabilities is making waves in the local Catholic school system.
Cardinal Turkson makes 'urgent call' to fight growing problem of antibiotic overuse
Development must focus on dignity, officials say on 'Populorum Progressio' anniversary.
VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church's commitment to promoting justice, defending human dignity, building peace and promoting development is a response to a Christian vision of the world and its purpose, which ultimately is to reach happiness with God, Vatican officials said at a conference.
NAIROBI, Kenya - Drying livestock carcasses and anguished faces of hungry women and children have become a common feature here as droughts increase due to climate change.
Anticipation building for papal encyclical on environment
WASHINGTON - The much-anticipated encyclical by Pope Francis on the environment, expected sometime this spring or early summer, is generating a lot of buzz in Washington and elsewhere.
TORONTO - Parents of Toronto Catholic kindergarten pupils are becoming better equipped to support, enhance and enrich the development of their child’s communication skills.
Pope says all religious leaders must condemn Islamic State
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis deplored the "abuses and inhuman acts" of Islamic State militants, and called on all religious leaders to condemn them "unanimously and unambiguously." He also said he hoped to travel to the Middle East to comfort persecuted Christians there.