Catholic environmental movement adopts new name in push to inspire action
The former "Global Catholic Climate Movement" announced July 29 it will now be called the "Laudato Si' Movement" to better reflect the network's mission of prayerful activism for environmental protection.
Fifth Chinese bishop ordained with both government, papal approval
The July 28 ordination of Bishop Anthony Li Hui continues a Vatican-China agreement signed in 2018 and renewed in 2020, part of efforts to ensure greater freedom and security for the Catholic community in China.
Boston Globe: Police charge McCarrick with assault in case dating to 1970s
The former prelate will appear in court Aug. 26 on three counts of indecent assault on a teen during a wedding reception, while McCarrick was a New York archdiocesan priest.
Nearly 3,700 women religious urge Senate to pass For the People Act
The petition, signed by sisters from congregations across the nation and hand-delivered to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said "every voice, every vote is sacred."
Catholics weigh in on abuse scandal 3 years after McCarrick and Pa. report
Catholics surveyed about the clergy sex abuse scandals that rocked the U.S. church in 2018 revealed their insights about the church and how they view progress in confronting the issue.
Program aims to engage diverse group of Catholic young adults
Journeying Together gathers young adults from every large cultural family to promotes the voices and understand the needs of those who are the future of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Appreciating the Mass, in any language
With the recent news on the Latin Mass, it is clear to Greg Erlandson that care should be taken in celebrating the post-Vatican II liturgy, and lay people should be better educated in its history and its mysteries.
Grandkids (and great-grandkids) bring ‘blessings beyond measure,’ say area seniors
As the church marks the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, local faithful say they can't imagine life without the "pure joy" their children's children bring to them.
Still we hold the hands of the grandparents who first held ours
On the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 25, Heather Huot tells of the archdiocesan ministries to the elderly and the signs of love across the generations, with her own grandmom.
Give a ‘Christmas in July’ present: Tell the elderly they are loved
With pandemic restrictions last December preventing Christmas gatherings, the church suggests a simple way of nurturing intergenerational solidarity this July 25, writes Sister Constance Veit.