A sense of calamity loomed around the world just 10 years ago as people witnessed the fallout of the 21st-century's Great Recession, whether in their own lives or the lives of those around them. Lost jobs, lost homes and...
The word "economics" comes from the ancient Greek word meaning "household."
In most pre-modern societies, production and consumption occurred in the household, and running such an economy meant stewarding resources and arranging jobs so that everyone's needs were met. The...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the Catholic Church has not recognized as authentic the alleged Marian apparitions there.
Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser,...
EDMONTON, Alberta — Sarah Joy Walker is alive today because her mother flatly turned down an abortion.
Seventeen years later, the Edmonton teenager saw her pro-life advocacy dream become reality.
She told her story to a large audience at the Alberta...
While the girls will open postseason play in three sports before the week is up, the regular seasons in boys lacrosse and baseball are not yet finished. Volleyball will get tournament play under way this week and is not,...
The end of the regular season has come for the girls sports. The softball postseason now will begin on Thursday, while lacrosse gets going on Thursday and Division II soccer on Saturday. Before then, teams will be making final...
In 1916, Padraig Pearse was executed by the British for his role in the Irish Easter uprising.
Pearse was more of a scholar and a poet than he was a warrior. But like many in the fledging rebellion against the...
VATICAN CITY — A diocese that cares more about being an organized workplace rather than announcing the good news can fall prey to clericalism and distance itself from Christ, Pope Francis said.
In creating a "functionalist diocese," the pope said,...
NEW YORK -- The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by Catholic News Service.
"Hesburgh" (O'Malley Creadon)
Informative, though wholly uncritical, biographical documentary about Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh (1917-2015) chronicles not only his long tenure as president of...
PHILADELPHIA -- The clergy sex abuse crisis that engulfed the U.S. church -- and has since spread globally -- requires understanding it as context for what is happening in the church and society, according to journalist Peter Steinfels.
The global...