Catholic News Service

Tax policy is not a simple matter.  Still, Congress is trying to simplify the tax code to deliver on President Donald Trump's campaign promise to cut taxes for the middle class.

Pope Francis said that there are no easy answers to the suffering and destruction wrought by hurricanes, humankind must take responsibility for not caring for the environment.

Pope Francis called on the people of the United States to welcome migrants and urged those who are welcomed to respect the laws of the country.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence criticized the United Nations' efforts to help persecuted Christians in the Middle East in a speech Oct. 25.

Working for economic growth based on increased consumption without concern for creating dignified jobs and protecting the environment is dangerous, Pope Francis said.

The grace of God and decades of ecumenical dialogue have enabled Catholics and Protestants to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation together, Pope Francis said.

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development outlined a set of moral principles related to tax policy as Congress prepares to weigh a tax reform package.

Retired Bishop Michael P. Driscoll, who headed the Boise Diocese from 1999 to 2014, died of natural causes in Boise Oct. 24. He was 78

Caritas Mexico announced it had raised more than 17.3 million pesos (US$900,000) to assist with relief and rebuilding after two earthquakes struck the country in September. 

Two prominent Mideast church leaders told a U.S. audience that they were looking to the United States for leadership to obtain peace in the Middle East.

God waits for everyone, even the worst sinner who repents only with his dying breath, Pope Francis said.

The new Quebec law on state neutrality on religion is under fire, as many deem it "discriminatory" against some Muslim women.

The fight against human trafficking and the protection of religious freedom around the globe will continue to be top priorities in U.S.-Vatican relations, said the embassy head of staff.

The Catholic Church must be welcoming and creative in finding ways to not let people's physical, psychological or intellectual limitations keep them from encountering God, Pope Francis said.

A month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, Catholic organizations, groups and individuals were still among the most prominent responders to the needs of a suffering people.

Catholics must make a real effort to share the Gospel with all people, fighting "the recurring temptation" that leads some to focus only on internal church matters or to be pessimistic about evangelization efforts, Pope Francis wrote.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and actress Patricia Heaton addressed the crowd at the 72nd Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York Oct. 19.

The bells rang in celebration at San Isidro Church. People hugged two local priests in gratitude and cheered as activists took to the church's front steps and delivered victory speeches. 

The Philippine House of Representatives has not renewed the license of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines to operate dozens of radio stations across the country.

A 40-foot-tall cross memorializing soldiers who died in World War I that sits at a busy intersection in the Washington suburb of Bladensburg, Maryland, was ruled unconstitutional.