“I grew up Catholic, I went to church. went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms. And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart.”
January 12, 2021
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis calls for health care for all in message for World Sick Day
Pope Francis called on Christians to practice what they preach, including by guaranteeing equal access to health care for all people.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Irish prime minister: Unwed mothers and their children paid a heavy price for a ‘perverse religious morality’
A long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies in Ireland, where thousands of infants died.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican: No ashes on foreheads this Ash Wednesday
The Vatican asked priests to take special anti-COVID-19 precautions this year when distributing ashes on Ash Wednesday, including sprinkling ashes on the top of people’s heads rather than making a cross on people’s foreheads.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol
Father James Martin: An alarming number of Catholic clergy contributed to an environment that led to the fatal riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The future of Catholic schools in Spain is in question under a new law
A new law threatens the viability of government-supported Catholic schools in Spain.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
‘I fell to my knees’: Reader reactions to the Capitol riot
A selection of reader comments from across America’s coverage of the riot.