Online discernment series offers ‘concrete, practical’ advice on vocations
There are plenty of ways to learn about different vocations.
Catholic school grad hopes app can assist in civilian, police interactions
Pulled over by police, nervous and unsure of what to do? There's an app for that, thanks to the work of a Catholic school alumnus and his partners.
USCCB appointment signals preparation for National Eucharistic Revival
Ahead of the bishops' spring assembly, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington has appointed Father Jorge Torres, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, to help implement a planned multiyear National Eucharistic Revival.
Priesthood always involves closeness with the faithful, pope says
Pope Francis told a group of priests studying in Rome that if they do not want to be pastors, spending time with the faithful, they should request dismissal from the priesthood and concentrate on academics instead.
Eucharist is bread of sinners, not reward of saints, pope says
People's hearts and the entire church must be wide open to wonder and devotion to Christ and ready to embrace everyone -- sinner and saint alike, Pope Francis said.
Dignity comes from work, not money, pope tells young people
Promoting employment is a key part of promoting and protecting human dignity, especially the dignity of young men and women, Pope Francis said.
Tiananmen anniversary prompts renewed calls to address human rights abuses
The Chinese government in Beijing again banned an annual candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre because the Communist Party "cannot tolerate the truth of its actions in 1989 being recognized anywhere," said the head of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong.
As bishops begin lifting dispensation, Catholics return to in-person Mass
As Catholic parishes across the country are loosening pandemic Mass restrictions and several bishops are lifting the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Masses, Catholic leaders are looking at ways to encourage the faithful to come back.
‘Solidarity in Freedom’ is theme of USCCB Religious Freedom Week June 22-29
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops invites Catholics "to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom" during Religious Freedom Week, which is set for June 22-29 and has as its theme "Solidarity in Freedom."
Citing ‘systemic failures’ in handling abuse, cardinal offers resignation
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, 67, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
