Global warming is an important issue but not urgent, said the leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops. Abortion, on the other hand, is their preeminent priority.
Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson released a statement Nov. 13 declining to act on a non-binding referendum supported by 86% of the student body to divest the school's endowment from fossil fuels.
The U.S. bishops, aware of the growing numbers of Catholics in the country who are of Hispanic origin, voted to write a new pastoral plan for Latino Catholics that would be produced sometime between 2021 and 2024.
A broader sense of synodality is about proper recognition of the place of all the baptized faithful in the prudential discernment about church decision-making and governance. It is what the church might look like at its best.
Michael Sean Winters rounds political news and commentary: Synodality as a means to address "crisis of democracy"; "Remain in Mexico" policy needs attention; centrist wisdom afflicts Democratic Party; impeachment proceedings continue
Global warming is an important issue but not urgent, said the leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops. Abortion, on the other hand, is their preeminent priority.
A Roman Catholic bishop named by Pope Francis to investigate the church’s response to clergy sexual abuse in Buffalo, New York, has himself been accused of sexual abuse of a child, an attorney for the alleged victim notified the church this week.
Michael Sean Winters rounds political news and commentary: Synodality as a means to address "crisis of democracy"; "Remain in Mexico" policy needs attention; centrist wisdom afflicts Democratic Party; impeachment proceedings continue
As the court heard arguments on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Catholic organizers held a rosary walk before joining thousands supporting the program that protects some 700,000 immigrants.
A coalition of big-tech companies and institutions meeting at the Vatican starting Thursday (Nov. 14) seeks to create a safe environment for children on the internet through cooperation and concrete actions.
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican's finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for more than two years after Cardinal George Pell left Rome to stand trial on sex abuse charges in his native Australia.
The Field Hospital: Over two months, about 250 young Catholics took part in the Young Adult Synod in San Diego, and on Nov. 9, about 150 participants gathered to make their proposals at the final synod session.
The Field Hospital: Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle is a national coalition of indigenous people, Catholic clergy, women religious and lay people dedicated to healing the relationship between the Catholic Church and Canada's First Nations.
International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
Potential sensitive issues include the government's plan to restart Japan's nuclear power generation capability, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to revise the postwar pacifist constitution.
In a wide-ranging report on immigration Nov. 12, U.S. bishops heard a grim landscape facing immigrants and refugees trying to find shelter in the United States. But they also heard of the wide network of Catholic organizations trying to help, even as they, too, face challenges.
As the court heard arguments on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Catholic organizers held a rosary walk before joining thousands supporting the program that protects some 700,000 immigrants.
Jesuit Fr. Daniel Hendrickson released a statement Nov. 13 declining to act on a non-binding referendum supported by 86% of the student body to divest the school's endowment from fossil fuels.
Book Review: For editor Jessie Bazan, Dear Joan Chittister was an opportunity to share the sense of hope that women in the church were able to cultivate, despite the weight of the topics they discussed.
Book Review: This book is recommended to anyone who struggles to understand the meaning of the Second Vatican Council and who is not enlightened by the polarized antagonisms of recent decades.
The Field Hospital: Over two months, about 250 young Catholics took part in the Young Adult Synod in San Diego, and on Nov. 9, about 150 participants gathered to make their proposals at the final synod session.
Young Voices: A few hours before my new housemates and I were set to leave for St. Louis, it started to pour. I set out on a walk alone, to process the change that was about to occur.
Young Voices: A few hours before my new housemates and I were set to leave for St. Louis, it started to pour. I set out on a walk alone, to process the change that was about to occur.
A broader sense of synodality is about proper recognition of the place of all the baptized faithful in the prudential discernment about church decision-making and governance. It is what the church might look like at its best.
Commentary: The Latin prayers, the precise rubrics, the silence, the bells, the genuflections, the Gregorian chant — each prayer, each gesture has ancient lineage, each its own part in the masterpiece.
Will Arbery's play, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, is an emotional rollercoaster that tells the story of four young Catholic conservative friends who meet years after graduation to celebrate their beloved professor's appointment as president of their alma mater.
William Kelly is a peace activist who contributes to social transformation through the art he creates. A recent work provides the framework for the documentary "Can Art Stop a Bullet: The Big Picture."
Kamila Kaminska, the Polish actress who played St. Faustina Kowalska in the new movie "Love and Mercy: Faustina," read the diaries her fellow countrywoman wrote to help prepare for the role.
The sisters had planned a variety of programs for their sesquicentennial in May. But after Sri Lanka's Easter bombings, the congregation limited the celebrations, saving the money for scholarships for affected children.
