As governments ease their recommendations, dioceses, too, are loosening in various ways the tight restrictions adopted earlier this spring to help flatten the curve. Church leaders are having constant conversations about what such a loosening ...
The federal small-business loan program created in response to the coronavirus pandemic has allowed the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, to keep all of its part-time employees on board. For that, school superintendent Rebecca Hammel is ...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston told Catholics in the statewide diocese he was working to have his predecessor "make amends for harm he caused during his tenure" as mandated by Pope Francis. The announcement ...
Three new dioceses have been carved out of the Archdiocese of Mexico, a move Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City said will bring pastors "closer to all the inhabitants." The decision, announced Sept. 27, ...
As Catholics in the U.S., it’s impossible to ignore the statistics. For decades, participation in the Church has been shrinking. More U.S. Catholics have fallen away: In a 2018 survey from the Center for Applied ...
At least 111 Catholic dioceses and 11 religious institutes in the United States have released lists of clergy, religious and lay employees who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors and adults. Many of ...
The 15 dioceses disclosed Jan. 31 the names of 278 individual clerics who have such credible allegations in Texas. The statewide disclosure removed duplication of clerics who appear on multiple diocesan lists. The Diocese of ...
From Jan. 22-27, millions of young Catholics will convene in Panama City, Panama, for World Youth Day. They will come from all over the globe, from every inhabited continent, and just about every country. But ...
Mentorship programs are common in the professional world, with senior employees helping those new to a job acquire the skills they need to be a success. Catholic dioceses across the country are now recognizing the ...
When the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Honolulu this spring announced young people would begin to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation before that of first Communion, they brought the total number of U.S. ...
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ICYMI: This week, a reader asks Msgr. Charles Pope a question about attending a non-Catholic family wedding. Msgr. looks at the circumstances & gives his reply:
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Can I attend this non-Catholic wedding?
A reader describes a family situation where he doesn’t know if he should or should not attend a wedding wh...
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Be ready for Mass this 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Opening the Word Scripture reflection, Father Joshua Whitfield explains Christian peace, which is different from the world's definition of peace.
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Opening the Word: Christian peace differs from the worldview
This week in Opening the Word Scripture reflection for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Father Joshua Whitfield w...
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