Cardinal hopes January dates for WYD in Panama won’t keep students away
With the next global celebration of World Youth Day scheduled for Jan. 22-27, 2019, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell knows many young Catholics in North America and Europe may find it a challenge to attend.
Climate change: A Catholic issue
Effie Caldarola hopes it's not an ominous sign that the climate change page on the White House's website is gone. She suggests steps everyone can take to lessen the impact of a warming world and rising seas.
Wuerl: ‘Amoris Laetitia’ about accompanying couples amid life’s challenges
"The apostolic exhortation calls for a compassionate pastoral approach to many people -- married, single and divorced -- who are struggling to face issues in life, the teaching of the church, and their own desire to reconcile all of this," the cardinal said.
Walk for Life West Coast draws tens of thousands ahead of Women’s March
The 13th annual pro-life march in San Francisco stepped off just as a large Women's March was rescheduled to take place only two hours later in the same area.
Two sisters pass on love of Catholic faith to next generations
Sally Ann Grande and Joyce Marie McQuaid were raised in Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Secane, and today they share a passion for parish religious education. They both just received awards for 20 years of service.
Pro-life groups march with women in capital, even after snub
After being removed as a partner in the Women's March on Washington, members of a pro-life group took to the streets Jan. 21 to join the massive event. Prepared for confrontation, the pro-lifers instead found support by many women.
Protesters take to streets of downtown Washington on Inauguration Day
The Inauguration Day protests were scattered throughout large areas in downtown Washington, where diverse crowds of young and old turned out to make their displeasure, ire, or sorrow heard.
Trump presidency receives words of hope, prayers for civility
As civil and religious leaders congratulated President Trump, advocates urged immigration reform, care for the poor and support of Middle East Christians. Women and men religious called for healing of the country's political divisions.
Highly readable history of American Catholics brings key figures to life
Author Russell Shaw presents the stories of 15 famous Catholics, from the first American bishop to writer Flannery O'Connor in the Vatican II period. The book can help all Catholics today understand their church in a land of promise.
Trump and the forgotten America of the Fourth World
John Garvey finds one reason for President Donald Trump's victory: middle-class Americans looked not for charity -- whether from government or church -- but for their dignity, after their towns were left behind by the global economy.