The Field Hospital: William Donohue responds to Philadelphia mayor's critique of Archbishop Chaput; Stewardship prayer emphasizes lay and clerical alike; Kansas City prays for healing from sex abuse
As the U.S. church has shown an increasing presence of Spanish-speaking Catholics, so will the thousands traveling to 2016 edition of World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland.
"Why do we need the church? Why should we even look to the church to end racism when we can find other, better spaces to do that?"
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The Peace Pulpit: "It's not an easy task to be a disciple of Jesus ... but we have accepted that task."
The prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has urged priests and bishops to celebrate Masses "ad orientem," or facing away from the congregation.
Some still disagree about the meaning behind Pope Francis' exhortation on marriage and family, three months after it was published.
The Field Hospital: A growing number of businesses and nonprofits are providing church leaders with modern outreach and organizational tools to improve their parishes.
Young Voices: This Sunday's Gospel, the story of the Good Samaritan, is all too familiar to us, but we must be careful not to confuse familiarity with presumptive knowledge.
The Field Hospital: Free dental clinic wins national honor; Nurse recognized for serving Okla. parish; Parishes across U.S. field health ministries
The Peace Pulpit: "We have to act in the opposite way -- return love for hate, nonviolence for violence."
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