A 66-year-old Belarusian priest was sentenced to three years in prison in a closed-door trial on charges of “insulting the authorities” and “extremism.” Father Anatoly Parakhnevich, 66, denounced the Russian …
The wise virgins and Christ stand on the right side of the right door to Strasbourg Cathedral (Rebecca Kennison/commons.wikimedia.org) Readings:• Wis 6:12-16• Psa 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8• 1 Thess 4:13-18• …
About 130 cathedrals, thousands of churches, and over 125,000 people around the world are expected to take part in Red Week this month, with the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, …
The bishops of the South American nation of Paraguay demanded that depositors be granted access to their money following the collapse of Ueno Bank. In a statement entitled “I have …
The chairmen of two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, joined by the president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, called on world leaders who will gather …
“We are all in the gutter,” says Lord Darlington in Oscar Wilde’s play, Lady Windermere’s Fan, “but some of us are looking at the stars.” These words, spoken by a …
Why must the wicked always appear to be prospering, while the virtuous are left to miscarry? Not a new question, to be sure, an unnamed Hebrew poet having taken up …
Internationally recognized opera star Saioa Hernández speaks with NCR on vocation, discernment and practicing faith in the public eye.
In a time of global unrest, the church has an opportunity to model connection and dialogue. Toward a More Perfect Communion and An Inspired Word in Season offer suggestions.
Maureen O’Brien describes her experience of praying with the relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
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