VATICAN CITY – The church resolves conflicts and discerns God’s will by patiently listening, discussing and deciding under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis said.

VATICAN CITY – U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada, former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation and retired archbishop of San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, died September 26 in Rome. He was 83.

Sobre la falta de fe en la Presencia Real de Cristo en la Eucaristía en Estados Unidos

The lack of faith in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist in the U.S.

EDMONDS – After a decade of sharing space at St. Alphonsus Church in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, North American Martyrs Parish will move into its own building — a former Lutheran church — later this year.

VATICAN CITY – Like the apostles who brought spiritual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are called to tend to the wounds of the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.

FIFE – With Sound Transit’s light rail system planned to come through Fife, Father Hyungyu Kim is worried about the impacts to his parish.

WESTPHALIA, Texas – The Church of the Visitation in Westphalia, a nearly 125-year-old wooden church with bell towers on each side, burned to the ground July 29.