DUBLIN — U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin set out a series of ways in which parishes can show welcome and respect to LGBT Catholics.
Addressing a packed 1,000-seat auditorium, from which organizers of the World Meeting of Families were forced...
MANCHESTER, England — A global synod on priests could help the church to end the “terrible” scandals of clerical child abuse, an English bishop told Pope Francis.
He was among bishops from around the world who called for action after...
WASHINGTON — An independent lay-run board that would hold bishops accountable for their actions, a national day for Mass or prayers of reparation, and encouragement to parishioners to become more involved in their diocese are among steps suggested by...
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As the sun set Aug. 20, about 120 Catholics gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Paul to pray for survivors of clergy sexual abuse and for a cleansing of the Catholic Church.
Among...
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington today announced its most recent compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, the plan adopted in 2002 to deal with sexual abuse of minors by members...
Readings for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle B
1) Jos 24:1-2, 15-18
Psalm 34:2-3, 16-21
2) Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2, 25-32
Gospel: Jn 6:60-69
Choosing God
It might surprise us to learn that we live in an age of Christian martyrdom. Some have claimed...
DUBLIN -- Behavioral scientists and cybercrime experts talked to families about how digital distraction, pornography and the "online echo chamber" impact their lives, during one of the first panels at the international World Meeting of Families.
Pornography in particular has...
DUBLIN -- Cardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, said the church needs God to help it build bridges, to communicate and to help it understand that "we need to speak to...
By DEACON ANDREW J. DE SILVA
This commentary titled "Why I want to be a Catholic priest" was written by Deacon Andrew J. De Silva, a seminarian who is slated to be ordained a priest in May 2019 for the...
MUNJOR, Kan. -- Growing up in Munjor, and later Hays, fraternal twins Amber and Brianna Wooldridge were used to celebrating milestones together.
From their baptism and their birthday to first Communion, confirmation and graduation, pictures and home videos tell the...