Don’t make Eucharist statement partisan, urges advisory council’s chair
The U.S. bishops' proposed statement on the Eucharist "cannot be partisan," nor should it be made such "through calculated expression or calculated suppression of our doctrine and belief," said the head of the bishops' National Advisory Council.
Church’s evangelizing mission can heal division, archbishop tells assembly
The U.S. church today is called more than ever to carry out its centuries-long evangelizing mission at a time of spiritual awakening rising from "under the clouds of the pandemic" and the country's uncertain future, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops told his fellow prelates.
Men from around U.S. gather in Baltimore to pray, march for end to abortion
When Joe McClane received a phone call from an 18-year-old woman telling him she was pregnant with his child, he didn't even remember her name.
Synod on synodality should not avoid problems, archbishop says in homily
More than 200 bishops and archbishops and six cardinals concelebrated the opening Mass for the fall assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the first in-person gathering for the prelates since November 2019.
Confession can be place where church fights abuse, Jesuit says
To protect the sacrament of reconciliation as a "channel of grace" for victims of sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must do a better job instructing priests on what to do if a victim recounts his or her abuse in the confessional and in the unlikely case that an abuser confesses, said Jesuit Father Hans Zollner.
Employers, courts examine religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Religion usually stays out of the workplace, but now with expanding COVID-19 vaccine requirements, employees' personal faith is front and center as many of them across the country say they have religious reasons not to get vaccinated.
Nurture hope tomorrow by healing pain today, pope says
The gift of hope becomes tangible in people's lives through concrete actions that seek to relieve the suffering of the poor and console the downtrodden, Pope Francis said.
Pope thanks reporters for speaking truth, giving voice to abuse victims
Honoring two reporters who have covered the Vatican for more than 40 years, Pope Francis paid tribute to all journalists who work to explain what is going on in the world and "make it less obscure."
Pope urges Ratzinger Prize winners to hold fast to truth like Pope Benedict
Honoring an Australian theologian, a French philosopher and two German theologians, Pope Francis prayed that they may continually be inspired by retired Pope Benedict XVI's episcopal motto, "Cooperatores veritatis" -- co-workers in the truth.
Secular institute members live vocation charism in their work, daily life
Father Paul Baker said he sees Natasha Sager as one of God's spies -- in a good way.
