News
‘Spotlight’ on sexual abuse shows how far church has come
A new movie on the revelations in 2002 of the sexual abuse crisis in the church not only shines a light on the past decade but how the church's training efforts, led in the Philadelphia Archdiocese by a longtime victim's advocate, are helping to protect children.
Hispanic Family Day encourages vocations
Hispanic men of high school and college age and their families are invited to spend a day of fun, food and prayer at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Knowing how to cry opens one to tenderness, pope says at cemetery Mass
While the Beatitudes can seem counterintuitive, Jesus knew that the poor in spirit, those who mourn or are persecuted and those who work for peace and justice are those who are open to experiencing God's love and mercy, Pope Francis said.
Reporter claims pope approves Communion for all remarried who ask
Updated - The Vatican spokesman described as obviously "unreliable" an Italian journalist's claim that Pope Francis told him that following the Synod of Bishops on the family, "all the divorced who ask" will be admitted to Communion.
Vatican official, consultant arrested for financial documents leak
They were questioned over the weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 1 by Vatican police who have been investigating "the removal and dissemination of news and confidential documents," the press office said.
In cross-country, O’Hara girls, La Salle boys define dominance
Historically both schools have taken far more Catholic League championships than any other. Their respective boys and girls teams repeated that accomplishment Oct. 26 by winning titles at Belmont Plateau.
Religious freedom said to merit ‘seat at the table’ with other concerns
In many nations around the world, "religious freedom flourishes," but in too many other countries, "people face daunting, alarming and growing challenges because of their faith," a State Department official said at a Capitol Hill hearing Oct. 27.
Chinese Catholics told to insist on ‘sinicization’ in meeting with government
It comes as Vatican officials publicly confirmed that China and the Holy See were engaged in dialogue, which included an Oct. 11-16 visit to Beijing first reported by ucanews.com.
Government economic policies must follow ‘moral compass,’ says IMF head
Is Christian faith incompatible with vast wealth?
New interfaith gathering offers prayers for peace in Jerusalem
We hope that by joining together in prayer to God and asking God to change the hearts of people, this may be a way to break through the political impasse