ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, SLATERSVILLE RI

Bishop Eusebio Ramos was appointed on Aug. 6 to replace Archbishop Roberto González, who has led the archdiocese since 1999.

Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa, the second native cardinal in Mozambique and archbishop emeritus of the Diocese of Xai-Xai, has passed away at the age of 98.

“We commemorate the fidelity of a believing people who kept the faith alive when the churches fell silent. We commemorate our martyrs, who did not kill for Christ but died for him.”

At Mass outside the Portiuncula, the pope urged 2,500 participants in the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting to embrace evangelical freedom and go to the margins.

Divorce rates for couples married in the last 15 years are considerably lower than those of earlier generations, a trend that Catholic experts say is being driven by a variety of factors.

At the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi, Italy, the pope urged 2,500 young adults to become “artisans of peace,” make lasting commitments and help renew the Church through service.

Bishop Daniel E. Garcia said the Voting Rights Act was born from the sacrifice of those who fought to secure equal access to the ballot, especially for communities of color long denied that right.

The pope’s message was delivered by the apostolic nuncio in Rwanda during the opening ceremony of the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress to be held in Africa, taking place in Rwanda this week.

The archbishop of Oklahoma City drew a clear distinction between authentic patriotism and distorted nationalism.

The Ceuta border separates two radically different socioeconomic realities.