The executive committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) met on Guam on May 18-20. The prelates discussed online ministry, migration, and how to make the …
In Minneapolis and St. Paul, fear remains present, service attendance patterns have changed and for some families, the consequences of federal immigration enforcement operations linger.
The event was another step by religious and political extremists intent on destroying the wall that separates church and state as well as the constitutional guarantees of freedom of – …
“These instances,” writes NCR’s Carol Zimmermann, offer “a view of what so many people are also looking for — a small connection with a church leader, a sign that he …
A year after the capture of Bukavu–a city of 1.1 million in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—by the Rwanda-backed M23 movement, the archdiocesan vicar general described the plight of …
Unknown attackers fired on a German parish on May 17 while Sunday Mass was in session, the German Catholic news agency KNA reported.
Q. Our family dog, Rory, is nearly 15 years old. When we got him, our children were seven, five, three, and a newborn. They have virtually no memory of life …
All who undertake to teach must be endowed with deep love, the greatest patience, and most of all, profound humility. — St. Joseph of Calasanz
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who …
Philip Fruytiers (1610-1666), “St. Francis of Assisi” COMMENTARY: Far beyond the gentle image of the saint preaching to birds, St. Francis presents a demanding vision of joy grounded in the …
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