23 senators voted against Ms. Gingrich’s confirmation, a departure from previous nominations that faced little opposition.

Cardinal Farrell told Canadian young people: “Make a difference. Don’t let the world control you; don’t let it drag you down.”

Pope Francis and President Trump are now tied as Twitter’s most followed global leaders.

The U.S. bishops’ committee on marriage and family released the letter “Always Our Children” in 1997 as an attempt to encourage parents not to abandon their gay and lesbian children and to assure them of God’s love.

“Amoris Laetitia” has yet to resonate with many black Catholics in the United States.

Catholic Extension’s gift is meant to ensure that the spiritual needs of those suffering can also be met.

Speaker Ryan will deliver the keynote address next month at the Al Smith dinner.

Australian bishops’ group urges a rejection of same-sex marriage in a national referendum, but other church leaders tell voters to follow their consciences.

Speaking at the United Nations, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, said the “world is awash” with weapons.

The American College of Physicians called for better promotion of palliative and hospice care, which opponents of physician-assisted suicide say are underutilized areas of medicine that could address concerns of patients facing difficult illnesses.