Supernatural vision: At St. John Paul II Catholic High School, students are formed...
It began with an invitation from Christ: to become totally His as a consecrated religious sister. Thirty years ago, Sister Mary Jordan Hoover, OP, said yes and entered the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.
Bishops: Bill would help many but its funding of abortion is ‘unacceptable’
The proposed Build Back Better Act has much-needed provisions "uplifting the common good," but "it is completely unacceptable" the current House version of the bill "expands taxpayer funding of abortion," the chairmen of six committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 3.
Mature Christians trust God, serve others even in tough times, pope says
Maturing in the Christian life means learning to trust God and hang on to hope even when daily trials tempt one to complain, Pope Francis said.
The culture of death includes all forms of abuse, pope says
Every form of abuse -- sexual, psychological or an abuse of power -- is part of "the culture of death" that needs to be eradicated through the conversion, education and the active participation of everyone, Pope Francis said.
Church leaders call attention to Ethiopia as troops approach capital
One year into the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Father Joseph Mussie Zerai is urging the international community to accelerate efforts to stop any risk of ethnic cleansing, avoid balkanization of Ethiopia and stop a food catastrophe underway.
A Jesuit, papal connection from the past in pope’s gift from Washington
While waiting for parishioners to arrive at a cemetery for an All Souls' Day event Nov. 2, the pastor of a Washington parish grabbed the attention of his spiritual flock with a story about how a rarely seen object from their sacristy, possibly worn by a previous pope, had days earlier ended up in the hands of Pope Francis.
Christian, Muslim leaders launch appeal to protect places of worship
Spearheaded by Jordan's Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, a group of Arab and international scholars, thinkers and religious figures -- Muslim and Christian -- have launched a global appeal to protect worshippers and places of worship.
Gomez: Church must proclaim Christ ‘boldly’ in response to ‘woke’ movements
The Catholic Church must proclaim Jesus Christ "boldly" and "creatively" in the face of new secular movements that promote "social justice," "wokeness" and "intersectionality," among other beliefs, as the answer to all of society's ills, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Nov. 4.
Grassroots effort calls on pope to canonize six Black sainthood candidates
When Sister Rita Michelle Proctor was a young child, she was taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence from grades three to 10.
Pope plans Dec. 2-6 visit to Cyprus and Greece
Pope Francis' planned trip to the eastern Mediterranean in December will focus on migration, Catholic-Orthodox relations and promoting peace in a region known more for its vacation spots than its ongoing political tensions.
