Lenten staple prompts a grammar debate: Are they fish ‘fries’ or ‘frys’?

Feb 14, 2019 | US & World

By Peter Finney Jr. | Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Lent is coming. So is the salvation of many a harried Catholic couple with three or four mouths to feed on a seafood-only Friday night — the parish fish fry. The fish fry has become a savory...

Pope calls on world leaders to eradicate poverty, hunger

Feb 14, 2019 | Pope Francis & Vatican

By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — Sustainable development in rural areas is key to making poverty and hunger a thing of the past, Pope Francis said. In an address to members of the International Fund for Agricultural...

Pope meets head of Microsoft to discuss ethics in technology, AI

Feb 14, 2019 | Pope Francis & Vatican

By Carol Glatz | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a “human voice” was needed to speak up in the world of technology today. “A human voice like that of the church”...

Couples celebrated at annual World Marriage Day Mass

Feb 13, 2019 | Local

Love was all around Feb. 10 as married couples from across the diocese gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the annual World Marriage Day Mass. Sponsored by the Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry, the Mass celebrates couples marking milestone...

Prospects for arms race rise with demise of historic nuclear treaty

Feb 13, 2019 | US & World

By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from one of the last major nuclear arms control treaties between the United States and Russia is leading to renewed fears among disarmament...