Days ahead of the opening of the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, a group of faith institutions joined the growing movement to divest from fossil fuels. The group includes 72 institutions -- ...
As indoor mask mandates are returning in areas of the country hard hit by a new wave of the coronavirus, U.S. bishops have been informing their dioceses of this new policy impacting Masses, Catholic schools ...
During the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops’ spring general assembly held virtually June 16-18, the big challenge looming over the bishops was clear from the start: staying united among themselves in the face of sharp ...
Jesuit Father Kevin O'Brien, president of California's Santa Clara University, has been placed on leave while his Jesuit province investigates reports of his alleged misconduct. The priest, 54, celebrated Mass on Inauguration Day, prior to ...
The Catholic Church cannot claim to safeguard marriage and family life if it simply repeats its traditional teaching without supporting, encouraging and caring for real families, especially when they struggle to live up to that ...
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, head of the Vatican's evangelization congregation, has expressed concern over the "hijacking" of religion by populist leaders who sow division and exploit the anger of those who feel excluded. Speaking after ...
In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes about his experience in viewing (again) the 1941 Frank Capra film “Meet John Doe” and how, while it might seem corny, the movie ...
Lent is a time to remove all distractions and bitterness from one's life in order to better hear God and those who suffer silently and need help, Pope Francis said. "It is the right time ...
An icon of the encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus was chosen as the official logo for the worldwide celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God. The colorful logo is based ...
"From the Depths of Our Hearts," a defense of priestly celibacy, has an introduction and conclusion written jointly by the retired pope and by Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship ...
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