With vacations, better weather and simply slowing down, summer seems to be the best time to get lost in a book. Whether your book club read the latest "chic lit" or a mystery is your default for summer reading,...
"Don't take a vacation from your vocation!"
These words are often repeated this time of year in seminaries across the country. The warning is to remind seminarians of the need to continue to attend to their formation throughout the summer...
As the weather warms up, we begin to spend more time outside, relaxing with family and
friends, and taking vacation. All of those are good things, but they shouldn't lead to us taking a vacation from our vocation.
Summer seems to...
ABOUT THE SURVEYS
Every election year, the Maryland Catholic Conference surveys the state’s candidates for U.S. Congress, Governor, and the Maryland General Assembly on their positions regarding issues of interest to Catholics.
The responses of the Democratic and Republican primary candidates...
Bishop Malooly sent a message to all priests in the Diocese of Wilmington reaffirming the stand by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops denouncing the government's zero-tolerance policy that has led to children being held in government shelters while...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he stands with the U.S. bishops who recently condemned the Trump administration's policy on immigration that has led to children being held in government shelters while their parents are sent to federal prisons.
"I...
WASHINGTON -- Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, said he will no longer exercise any public ministry "in obedience" to the Vatican after an allegation he abused a teenager almost 50 years ago has been found credible.
"While...
WASHINGTON — A study by the Pew Research Center found that young adults worldwide are generally less religious than older adults by a variety of measures.
The study, which drew upon previous surveys by Pew, concluded that this was true...
CUCUTA, Colombia — The director of Caritas Colombia has called for dialogue between the country’s new president-elect and former leftist guerrillas to prevent the return of guerrilla warfare.
The June 17 election of Ivan Duque, 41, has put the peace...
VATICAN CITY — Young Catholics are looking for a church that listens to their concerns, accompanies them in discerning their vocations and helps them confront the challenges they face, said a working document for the upcoming Synod of Bishops...