The annual report of new priests commissioned by the U.S. bishops shows that among those who responded, a shrinking number are white, a sign of the "little-C" catholic nature of the Catholic Church. Among ordinands -- ...
Carefully unrolling an enormous canvas on the living room floor of his Reisterstown home in early March, Sulpician Father Peter W. Gray unveiled a striking image of Christ that he considers one of his best ...
Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie "Father Stu," said the real-life Montana priest is "having me continuing to carry on his message." "Father Stu," in theaters April 13, tells ...
In a series looking at traditions within the Church that have been passed down through the centuries, Maryann Eidemiller profiles two priests who are carrying on the work of creating beautiful icons of Jesus, Mary ...
A reader asks: “St. Augustine battled the Donatists, who argued (basically) that sacraments were invalid if performed by sinful priests. Yet American bishops seem to argue that ‘worthiness’ for receipt of Communion is essential. If ...
Priests should try to help show the true face of the church as an open, welcoming home inhabited by the Lord and enlivened by love, said Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of the ...
When priests hang up their clerical robes, grab their aprons and head for their kitchens, what's cooking? The answer can be found online at www.CooksWithCollars.com, where the Diocese of Allentown has posted cooking videos from 35 ...
Priests must not shut themselves into small-knit cliques but instead open themselves to the world and make God's love reach everyone, Pope Francis said. "Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small, ...
Getting to be a ripe old age is a privilege, Pope Francis told older priests. If facing an illness, that too, becomes a privilege in that one resembles Jesus, "who suffers, and one carries the cross, ...
Kathryn Jean Lopez remembers the life of Jesuit Father Joseph Koterski, a priest, author and professor at Fordham University. Father Christopher Cullen put it in his homily at Father Koterski’s funeral Mass: “For many years, ...
Federal judge orders Title 42 measure must remain in place at border
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Federal judge orders Title 42 measure must remain in place at border
The much-anticipated May 23 deadline on Title 42 came and went at the U.S.-Mexico border without any changes allow...
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Supreme Court sides with Arizona in death penalty cases
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Supreme Court sides with Arizona in death penalty cases
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a 6-3 ruling May 23, the Supreme Court said two Arizona death-row inmates could not prese...
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