In another wide-ranging interview with an Italian journalist, Pope Francis denied he was a Marxist but said he took no offense at the label; dismissed the notion of women cardinals; and reflected on Christmas as an occasion of joy, tenderness and hope.The pope made his remarks in an interview with A

The global "wave of prayer" to eradicate hunger reached the U.S. Capitol with participants in an interfaith prayer service asking God to guide all people to better see and understand the needs of people living in poverty.During the noontime service on Dec. 10, many of the prayers focused o

Families fight 'fracking' natural gas in West Virginia, Ohio and other affected states

Catholic leaders in the Central African Republic spoke of a humanitarian crisis and criticized attempts to fuel interreligious clashes in their nation.Msgr. Cyriaque Gbate Doumalo, secretary-general of the nation's Catholic bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service on Dec. 11 that thou

Protest is "very much a spiritual movement," said Ukranian Bishop Borys Gudziak.

The service was said to have been one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders.

When fast-food workers across the country walked off their jobs demanding higher wages on Dec. 5, their actions should have caught the attention of the nation's Catholics, say those who stress that the call for a living wage echoes long-standing Catholic social teaching.Christine Firer Hinze, th

Pope Francis asked God to "console and strengthen all who mourn (Mandela's) loss."

"To him, people mattered because of who they were, not the position they held."

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston announced the decision at a Vatican briefing for reporters on Dec. 5.