Fewer than 10 months after being appointed chair of a new Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop George V. Murry, SJ, of Youngstown, Ohio, has stepped down ...
God might not care about the outcome of a sports game, but he seems to enjoy seeing Catholic schools compete. In the 2018 March Madness tournament, Villanova and Notre Dame, both Catholic universities, won the ...
In November, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops signaled strong support for continuing its commitment to religious liberty by transitioning its expired ad hoc committee on the subject into a standing committee. With new leadership ...
On April 29, the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced the details of its restructuring and evangelization initiative, “On Mission for the Church Alive.” The initiative, which was three years in the making, reduces 188 parishes in ...
Catholic school leaders from New England to California are joining their public school counterparts in evaluating safety protocols and looking to see what they can do to prevent school shootings and other tragedies. From building ...
Most Americans, 62 percent, believe abortion is a “complex issue,” according to a new poll about American attitudes toward abortion released last week by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The best example of this ...
Peter Bond is a man with ideas. When he experienced a crisis of faith in 2001, he started writing prayers and printing them on cards at his family printing business. One of the things that ...
Several times a year Deacon Bert Bliss, 69, pauses from his duties as a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis to become a hermit. In a cabin-for-one, he prays, rests and walks in ...
Mark Spyropoulos spends three hours a day in music school, practicing with a choir composed of 20 men and 35 boys. The 32-year-old professional baritone from England said the choir leader sometimes has to reprove ...