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Pope Francis: No plans for female deacons, but study continues
pope francis said tuesday that the vatican commission exploring the possibility of female deacons continues its study, but does not have any...
Catholic News Agency
The irony in accusing medievalists of white supremacy
each may some 3,000 scholars descend upon kalamazoo, michigan for an annual conference of medieval studies. it’s a kind of jamboree for a wi...
C C Pecknold
Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/05/19
the vatican commission on women deacons did not reach agreement , pope francis has said ( full text ). the pope has praised the late jean va...
Luke Coppen
Jean Vanier taught my family about becoming human and becoming holy
when we met my son max in 2011, my wife and i knew nothing about down’s syndrome. we knew only that we had adopted a beautiful baby boy, jus...
JD Flynn
A luminous example of the Gospel: in memory of Jean Vanier
jean vanier, the canadian catholic philosopher and humanitarian who died on tuesday aged 90, was a giant of a man. well over six feet tall, ...
Sohrab Ahmari
How one Catholic's loneliness found expression in poetry
in her new biography of the poet elizabeth jennings (1926-2001), dana greene asks: “how did this woman, against extraordinary odds of psycho...
Francis Phillips
Film on Austrian priest killed by Nazis gets Iowa world premiere
the film "otto neururer: hope through darkness," based on the life of the first austrian priest killed in a nazi concentration camp, had its...
Catholic News Service
Times Square ultrasound draws thousands
A live, 4D-ultrasound of a 36-week gestation baby was broadcast in Times Square on Saturday, as part of Focus on the Family’s “Alive in New ...
Catholic News Agency
Civil appeals court dismisses legal challenge, says Sheen's body can go to Peoria
the new york court of appeals has dismissed an appeal of an earlier judgement allowing venerable fulton sheen’s remains to be moved to the c...
Catholic News Agency
The parish should be 'a home with open doors,' Francis tells Catholics in Bulgaria
the parish should be at the center of the community, a place where god’s presence is felt and hope and love are shared with the world, pope ...
Catholic News Agency
Pope commends North Macedonians for respect among cultures, ethnic identities
speaking to north macedonian authorities tuesday, pope francis commended the country for its tradition of peaceful coexistence among its var...
Catholic News Agency
The Great Awokening is the new religion in America
americans were once well aware of the various “great awakenings” in their history, and not a few have hoped that the nation might experience...
C C Pecknold
L'Arche founder Jean Vanier dies aged 90
jean vanier, the founder of l’arche, has died in paris, aged 90. in a statement on l'arche’s website announcing vanier’s death, its leaders ...
David Oldroyd-Bolt
After harassing woman outside Planned Parenthood, Penn. lawmaker says Christians are 'Bible Bullies'
a pennsylvania lawmaker has said that pro-life activists and christians are bullies, after he faced criticism for a video he livestreamed, i...
Catholic News Agency
‘Death will certainly be something really beautiful’: an interview with Jean Vanier
this interview was first published in the february 1, 2002 edition of the catholic herald in the early 1960s a young philosophy teacher from...
Luke Coppen
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/05/19
cardinal gerhard müller has sharply criticised the new draft vatican constitution. cardinal renato martino has objected to steve bannon’s pl...
Luke Coppen
After offering instruction, Pope gives first Communion to 245 children
in the catholic heart of bulgaria, pope francis celebrated a special mass for 245 children receiving their first communion and thanked them ...
Catholic News Service
Video game may have a role in Notre Dame Cathedral's reconstruction
when paris' cathedral of notre dame caught fire, the world held its collective breath. the spire fell, and the wooden roof was reduced to as...
Catholic News Service
Pope Francis: Catholics and Orthodox are united by 'ecumenism of blood'
in bulgaria sunday, pope francis said catholics and orthodox are united by the blood of the martyrs and the christians who continue to suffe...
Catholic News Agency
Supreme Court justices must not give in to relativism
in the latest june/july print edition of first things, hadley arkes takes on the church’s best defenders on the supreme court. arkes argues ...
C C Pecknold
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