Breaking down walls: Catholics and Protestants pray together
Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares remembers growing up in East Texas and hearing that the reason Catholic priests wore cassocks was to disguise their cloven...
Catholic store, kiosk ready for Christmas shoppers
Shoppers at Paradise Valley Mall can find Christmas gifts straight from Bethlehem at a temporary kiosk plus Catholic books, coffee and other gift items as anew store that the owner hopes becomes permanent.
‘Papabili’: Twelve to watch as cardinals gather in Rome
Wherever journalists and bookmakers may be getting the names on their lists of top candidates for the next pope, it's not from the cardinals who will actually vote in the election. Both custom and canon law forbid the cardinals to discuss the matter in such detail with outsiders.
Habemus list of cardinal electors’ Latin names
Here is an alphabetical list of the cardinal electors' first names in Latin, in the accusative case, which is likely to be that used when announcing the name of the new pope.
Pope to beatify Pope Paul VI at end of synod on the family
Pope Francis signed a decree May 9 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope Paul VI, who led the church from 1963 to 1978, and authorized publication of an Oct. 19 beatification date, according to a Vatican statement. The miracle involved the birth of a baby in California in the 1990s.
In hindsight, Pope Benedict’s resignation seems almost predictable
As much as he astonished the world when he announced his resignation Feb. 11, Pope Benedict XVI's decision seems almost predictable in hindsight. Given his previous statements on the subject and his recent signs of aging, one might say that people should have seen it coming.
Catholics pray at renamed St. John Paul II shrine during canonizations
Spectators cheered as members of the Knights of Columbus peeled away the old sign outside to reveal the new name of the cultural center and worship site. The Polish pope's canonization led to the need to change the name of the facility, dedicated to the work and memory of St. John Paul.
Golden anniversary on tap for Our Lady of Joy priest
The last half a century of priesthood has brought Fr. Herbert C. Hauck from Rome to St. Louis to the Diocese of Phoenix where he will celebrate his 50th anniversary with a Mass Dec. 14.
Advent season calls faithful to peaceful, prayerful preparation
The four weeks preceding the birth of Christ sanctify time and space in the hearts and homes of the faithful through a spirit of joyful anticipation marked by prayer.
University of Mary-Tempe teaches how to save the planet God’s way
As Pope Francis prepares to issue an encyclical on man’s relationship to the environment, University of Mary hosted a colloquium examining the topic.
