In the woods of southern Indiana at a Catholic youth summer camp, teenagers prepared themselves to pray after a day of canoeing and rope courses. But these young people were not Catholics; they were Muslims.
In the summer of 2018,...
On June 13, 1960, French historian Jules Isaac arrived at the Vatican for a private audience with St. John XXIII. The octogenarian Jewish professor had researched the centuries-old Christian "teaching of contempt" for Jews ever since his wife and...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- In a remarkably frank and detailed speech, the Vatican official heading the department charged with reviewing clergy sexual abuse allegations told an assembly of Catholic journalists that his investigators and the press "share the same...
Some things take a while to complete. Michael Marini started writing a book in 2001, and it was published last year. It’s an inspirational story about his father, Dante, and his recovery from a serious illness in 2011.
“It’s sort...
WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of preserving a historic cross-shaped memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland saying the cross did not endorse religion.
The June 20 ruling reversed a lower court decision last year.
"Although...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- George Elliot knows the power of a story to touch souls. He has spent years as an actor, director and playwright. Now he's on a mission to save lives.
Elliot, a member of St. Therese Parish in...
Sunday Scripture readings, June 23, 2019
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Cycle C
1) Gn 14:18-20
Psalm 110:1-4
2)1 Cor 11:23-26
Gospel: Lk 9:11-17
The food that sustains us
Among the items on the menu of the Passover meal are flat...
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican recognizes how difficult it is for nations to manage the flow of migrants and refugees, but one thing is certain: "We must respond in a humane manner, a Christian manner, and we must try...
CLAYMONT – There are a few things Father John Gayton will not miss about being a chaplain in the Navy Reserves. There are those frequent haircuts, for one. And having to travel to Mississippi, which he has done for...
GLASGOW — The steady hum of heavy equipment and construction workers is nearly a memory at St. Margaret of Scotland Church and Christ the Teacher School. For the past year, crews have been building a parish hall next to...