Never has so much been done for so few That paraphrase of Churchill rsquo s statement on Britain rsquo s defense of England in World War II can be said about efforts of religious orders to draw new members in the last half century The concern runs through the much-awaited apostolic visitation final

Mother Mary Clare Millea Superior General of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart was appointed by the Vatican to lead the Apostolic Visitation to Institutes of Religious Women of the United States She is a native of Connecticut and entered the Congregation of the Sacred Heart in 1965 She holds a do

'The avoidance of these funeral rites may short-circuit grief and healing,' bishop said.

Move to separate matrimony from civil marriage may mark the latest salvo in culture wars.

As archbishop of Boston Cardinal Se n P O rsquo Malley owns a newspaper The Boston Pilot That lets him respond when he feels done in as in a media interview last Nov 16 That seems to be the rationale of his Boston Pilot column posted online Nov 19 when he followed up on his ldquo 60 Minut

The possibility of an executive order by President Obama to prevent deportation of many undocumented persons while the executive order is in effect is a cause for hope Among the most sympathetic undocumented persons are students educated in the United States and you cannot help but cheer for them

We all know that hurtful words can live forever in families—so too can their healing power.

Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News, has stood for more than four decades as a prominent Catholic woman in the public.

Pope Francis’ first major U.S. appointment will be installed today.

The well-publicized Nov 10-13 meeting of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops seems to have left a lot of people yawning Maybe it was just the impression conveyed by media desperate for something spicy to cover When it comes to the annual fall assembly of bishops media sometimes forget they a