Religious leaders gather at U.S. Capitol to pray for persecuted Christians

Jul 17, 2019 | US & World

By Elizabeth Bachmann | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the U.S. Capitol, between the House of Representatives and the Senate, members of Congress, priests, lobbyists, preachers, lay advocates and archbishops gathered together to pray July 15. They...

Young people’s activism is sign of hope for Earth, says Cardinal Turkson

Jul 17, 2019 | US & World

By Fredrick Nzwili  | Catholic News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Young people’s intensified demand for climate action is a sign of hope during the planet’s ecological crisis, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for Promoting...

Vatican Museums loan Leonardo da Vinci work for special anniversary

Jul 16, 2019 | US & World

By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the...

Utica native named to Vatican congregation for religious

Jul 16, 2019 | Local, US & World

Catholic News Service and Sun staff reports VATICAN CITY — Sister Kathleen Appler, a Utica native who currently serves as the superior of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, has been named to the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of...

Mother Cabrini’s ministry to immigrants called ‘more essential’ than ever

Jul 16, 2019 | US & World

By Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — St. Francis Xavier Cabrini took to heart Jesus’ greatest commandment to love God and love one’s neighbor by tending to those most in need — children, the sick, orphans and “most of all”...