Buddhists, Christians know eco-crisis is an ‘ego-crisis,’ cardinal says
Each year, the pontifical council sends greetings to Buddhists around the world for the feast which commemorates three significant events in the life of the Buddha: his birth, his enlightenment and his death.
Britain makes U-turn on resettling Syrian child refugees
Prime Minister David Cameron announced May 4 that the U.K. will at minimum take in 3,000 children from refugee camps in the Middle East. He was seen as balancing compassion and a concern for trafficking.
New Jersey diocese welcomes new bishop
Formerly a priest of the Camden Diocese, Bishop James Checchio was ordained and installed as the new head of the Diocese of Metuchen in central New Jersey May 3. He had led the American seminary in Rome for 10 years.
Countries asking for help to handle millions of refugees
At this month's World Humanitarian Summit, countries and aid organizations, including Catholic agencies, will seek aid for the 50 million refugees and 40 million displaced people they are hosting.
Northern Ireland bishops want voters to ask about abortion, poverty
Catholics at Masses were urged to question candidates about their parties' policies on abortion, child poverty, climate change and the right of Catholic organizations to receive government funding.
He follows the fishermen’s steps toward priesthood
Since he was a kid, Thomas O'Donald loved spending time on the water at Rehoboth Bay fishing, crabbing, boating. As a priest to be ordained May 21, he will soon be fishing in the manner of the apostles. See the next in our series on the four men to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Motherhood, fatherhood at heart of America’s founding principles
Narberth parishioner Ellen Giangiordano is incensed over a sperm donation ad she saw on a local train. The severing of a child’s biological roots, she writes, is tyrannical.
All Catholics have role in renewing marriage, family life, cardinal says
"For the Holy Father, the pastoral mission of the church, focused on the lived expression of mercy and love, is expressed in these four principal activities: listening, accompanying, discerning and evangelizing."
Catholic, Anglican leaders welcome Irish priest’s step toward sainthood
Jesuit Father Conor Harper said what is remarkable about him was the way he is "revered in the two Christian traditions that were so dear to him, the Roman Catholic and the Protestant.
Say it isn’t so: Was his namesake saint a myth?
It's true, Father Ken Doyle informs a reader, that St. George was a real Roman soldier and martyr. But that story of him slaying dragons, not so much. See our priest columnist's weekly Q&A.