WASHINGTON—The July 25 announcement by the Justice Department that it is reinstating the federal death penalty for the first time in 16 years was unwelcome news for Catholic leaders who have advocated against capital punishment. […]
WASHINGTON—The keynote address at an annual conference for Catholic educators embracing classical Catholic education reinforced that what they are doing is important. “If we don’t get Catholic education right, we don’t have a future,” Mary […]
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, has resigned as chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty as he undergoes extended treatment for bladder and prostate cancer. Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, […]
CLARA, Ireland—After Massgoers’ prayers for golfer Shane Lowry were answered, there was “tremendous excitement” in his rural parish, said Father Joe Deegan, the local priest. Lowry returned home to the small parish in Ireland’s Midlands […]
VATICAN CITY—At his recent Angelus, Pope Francis spoke of the importance of combining contemplation and action so one does not feel burdened when offering a warm welcome and a sense of fraternity to those in […]
Leah, the unloved wife of the Biblical Jacob, and Ruth, the Moabite widow who followed her mother-in-law to Bethlehem, never had a clue that they would change history. Both numbered among their descendants David, Solomon, […]
VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country’s eight-year-long conflict and seek reconciliation for the good of the nation and its vulnerable people. “The Holy Father asks the […]
WASHINGTON—News that officials in the Trump administration are considering “zeroing out” the number of refugees accepted by the United States brought an immediate outcry from the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee and leaders […]
WASHINGTON—The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced July 19 sanctions from the Vatican — including taking away the faculties of celebrating Mass — against a former West Virginia bishop who stepped down last year under a cloud […]
ASTON, Pa.—The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia held their 2019 Jubilee Celebration on June 7-9. Jubilarians celebrating 50, 70, and 75 years of religious profession gathered at Our Lady of Angels Convent for a […]
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