Can a woman preach the homily at Mass?
Father Ken Doyle explains the church's rules for priests and deacons only to preach, but that in some cases a bishop may allow laypersons to offer a reflection. Also, Father Doyle explains a Catholic-Jewish wedding.
With book on sex abuse, author hopes to help himself, others heal
Through 236 pages divided into two parts and 32 chapters, "Shrinking the Monster" is one more effort by author and poet Norbert Krapf to contribute his "small part in the larger collective effort to prevent child abuse."
Tear down this wall: Ecumenical week focuses on overcoming division
When a group of German Christians was asked in 2014 to prepare materials for the 2017 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, their choice of a "wall" as a symbol of sin, evil and division explicitly referred to the Berlin Wall.
Autonomy can be ‘seriously threatening’ to common good, says cardinal
Cardinal O'Malley made his remarks at a conference, "Erroneous Autonomy: The Dignity of Work," Jan. 10 at The Catholic University of America that was co-sponsored by the university's Institute of Policy Research and Catholic Studies and the AFL-CIO.
In Germantown, Vincentians worldwide plan global service to the poor
Fourteen delegates representing 200 religious congregations in the Vincentian family of priests, sisters and lay people met this week to plan works of charity, especially for all homeless people, for the next year.
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Solis of Los Angeles named bishop of Salt Lake City
UPDATED -- Previously he served the Archdiocese of Manila and the Diocese of Cabanatuan, both in the Philippines before coming to the United States in 1984.
Cardinal Tobin looks to bridge chasm between faith, life in anxious world
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin urged the church to be salt for the earth so that the presence of Christ does not become "a comforting, nostalgic memory."
Young woman makes music as ‘a way that I please God’
The three highest priorities for Angela Alquiros, 16, are God, family and music, and she is happy to combine all three as an accomplished pianist, choir member and soloist at Epiphany of Our Lord Parish, Plymouth Meeting.
Building a bridge to others
Christians can help build bridges to people of different convictions, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput, but only if we first adopt silence to hear God. So listen to music less, cut back on Facebook, and be ready to propose the truth to the world.
Church in Kerala state forms support group for transgender people
Formed in Cochin under the aegis of Pro-Life Support, a global social service movement within the church, the ministry is significant as it is one of the few outreach programs for the transgender community by the institutional church in India.