WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Denise Ssettimba just began her brief presentation to an aide to Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, on the need to maintain U.S. funding for global anti-hunger efforts when two congressional dining staffers with food carts in tow...
By JOHN GARVEY
Things have come to a sorry pass in Canada. Trinity Western University, the country's largest privately funded Christian university, was established by the Evangelical Free Church of America in 1962. It aims to promote "total student development...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of 57-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Juan Jose Pineda Fasquelle.
The Vatican made the announcement July 20 without specifying the reasons...
The Joseph A. McNesby Jr. CYO Golf Outing drew 102 golfers July 12 to Deerfield golf club and raised more than $44,000 from golfer fees, sponsorships and auction items.
The event included lunch, live and silent auctions, dinner and awards.
For...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called July 19 for a national prayer campaign effort that "the change in the U.S. Supreme Court will move our nation...
I recognized the man in the pew as an active member of a neighboring parish. After Mass I greeted him and asked what brought him to our parish, somehow assuming it was the quality of our liturgy. His two-word...
Despite a national trend of decreasing Mass attendance and shrinking parishes, bright spots of hope can be found in the vibrant, active and growing parishes that do exist across the United States.
A new parish, St. Clare of Assisi in...
"Facts are stubborn things," said Mark Twain, "but statistics are pliable."
With that in mind, let us examine a recent Gallup survey that reported a continued and disconcerting (or so it would seem) drop-off in Mass attendance by Catholics, continuing...
How do we, as Catholics, make our parishes, liturgies, programs and processes more appealing to Catholics and non-Catholics alike?
The answer is relatively simple: Welcome. Invite. Include. Empower. Appreciate. Celebrate.
For a parish to be truly vibrant, it must accompany as...
By RICHARD DOERFLINGER
With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the Supreme Court, interest groups and politicians are insisting that any replacement must pledge to uphold the court's Roe v. Wade decision on abortion.
In response, the U.S. Conference of...