New ordinations give reason for hope, but need for priests still great
In recent years, the numbers of priestly ordinations have given Catholic Church observers reason to believe there is not a global vocations crisis, but they acknowledge there is still a need for more.
Catholic vote not as monolithic as it once was, but still important
Voting patterns show Catholics vote much like the rest of America, with minor swings one way or the other, depending on the candidate and the state.
Iowa bishop supports medical marijuana bill in letter to lawmakers
Bishop Pates said a comprehensive bill was needed to "give Iowans the ability to produce a safe and consistent treatment as well as provide a legal avenue for physicians to recommend it to those who are in need."
Would-be football coach will be a new priest this May
Mark Cavara always loved football, and he sees parallels between coaching and priestly ministry. When he is ordained soon he will continue a recent string of vocations from his home parish, St. Agnes in West Chester. See the next in our series on the four men to be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Vatican finance watchdog sees jump in red flag transactions
Although the Financial Intelligence Authority received 544 reports of "suspicious activities" in 2015 -- three times more than the previous year -- only 17 were handled by Vatican judges.
Burundian Catholic woman honored for her work after ethnic violence
When ethnic violence erupted in Burundi, Marguerite Barankitse hid targeted families and cared for orphaned children.
Mercy: Austrian bishop says ‘no’ to border fence on church property
In recent months, we've done everything to open our doors to people needing help, giving them not only a roof over their heads, but also guaranteeing them dignity with an open heart," Bishop Agidius Zsfikovics said.
Watch out for an ‘agenda’ in quote marks
John Garvey can't help but notice, in reports on Southern states' recent legislation, how headlines treat "religious liberty" as though it is a "so-called" liberty. He fears there may be more at work than punctuation.
1,500 Philadelphia Catholics enjoy pilgrimage to ‘America’s Church’
Pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia thrilled to the sights of the magnificent National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and shared a day of prayers together last Saturday.
Friends of Dorothy Day commend important step in her sainthood cause
"For those who knew her, there is no question about Dorothy's holiness and her prophetic witness," said Patrick Jordan, a former managing editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper that Day helped launch in 1933 and one of her longtime companions.