Evangelization at the margins drives USCCB convocation planning
This summer's convocation of American Catholic leaders will give the 3,000 participants a better understanding of what it means to be missionary disciples who evangelize in every facet of their lives.
Cardinal: Alleged Vatican resistance to child protection a ‘cliche’
Cardinal Muller responded to complaints made by Marie Collins, who resigned her post on the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors March 1, citing what she described as resistance coming from Vatican offices against implementing recommendations.
Despite 2015 deficit, progress made in implementing reforms, Vatican says
Vatican City State, on the other hand, which has a separate budget, reported a surplus of 59.9 million euros ($63.4 million).
Jesuits use personal stories to illustrate public policy priorities
If immigration, the environment, at-risk youth and the marginalized are your public policy priorities, why not elicit personal testimonies from those for whom the issue is central to their life and ministry?
Why fasting is a paradox
Fasting is not a passive action for Christians, something simply to undergo or suffer through. It is meant to set the wheels of the mind and spirit into motion, and to reawaken us to the unresolved challenges in our lives.
Listen up, guys
Archbishop Charles Chaput had a strong and clear message to a men’s gathering in New York City Tuesday morning. He challenged them to be the kind of men their families and communities need.
Youth Day attendees find it energizing, engaging, chance for fellowship
Nearly 12,800 teens from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, neighboring dioceses and beyond kicked off the 2017 Religious Education Congress with Youth Day, held all day Feb. 23.
Situation for Iraqi refugees in Jordan ‘critical and dangerous’
Catholic leaders have expressed concern for tens of thousands of Iraqi Christian refugees sheltering in Jordan as access to international aid tightens with crises deepening in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Prayers planned for Indian Salesian kidnapped last March in Yemen
The priest was kidnapped in Aden, Yemen, March 4, 2016, in an attack in which four Missionaries of Charity and at least 12 others were killed.
Russian Catholics hope for a new springtime for small Byzantine church
One of the smallest Eastern Catholic churches, the Russian Catholic Church, faces big issues, including its survival. Its leaders will meet in June against the backdrop of a historic meeting last year of the pope and the Russian Orthodox patriarch.