New archbishops gather in Rome

The path forward can happen only through love and openness to one another.

We 39 re a sucker for one-liners It 39 s proven practice that a provocative one-liner in a headline will attract page views and therefore revenue for websites For example last week President Obama gave an hour-long interview on Marc Maron 39 s popular podcast WTF He spoke about growing up

Pope Francis has created a new Secretariat for Communications in the Roman Curia into which all existing Vatican communications offices and operations will be incorporated At the same time he has appointed the Italian Monsignor Dario Edoardo Vigano Director of the Vatican Television Center as it

Analyzing the ramifications of the June 26 same-sex marriage ruling for the Catholic Church at the national, state and local levels will take time, said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore.It has implications for "hundreds, if not thousands" of laws at all levels, and there is "a

We are happy to announce that America Media nbsp is the recipient of 26 awards for journalistic excellence from the Catholic nbsp Press Association Six books written by America editors and columnists also were honored this year The winners were announced on Friday evening at a dinner to mark the c

On June 26, 2015, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that states may not limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. Justice Kennedy, in an opinion joined by Justices Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan and Sotomayor, declared same-sex couples are protected by the due process and

'Everyone needs to be a messenger of love to all people.'

Nowhere in the constitution is there any support for the Court’s radical interpretation.

Lisa Sharon Harper, director of organizing for the Sojourners community in Washington, defined "America's original sin" as "racial hierarchy" at a June 15 conference on solidarity and faith issues in the nation's capital.Two days later, that sin reappeared in a shocking a

The historic decision in Obergefell v Hodges obviously means a great deal for the same-sex couples nationwide who can now enter civil marriages and for their children It also leaves open the many significant questions that arisen about effects on the religious liberty of dissenters The majority o

Court-watchers and constitutional-law experts almost unanimously expected that the justices would do what they did in nbsp Obergefell v Hodges nbsp The result is not a surprise nor is the fact that the author of the opinion for the five-justice majority was Justice Kennedy His opinion in today r

It will probably come as no surprise that this morning rsquo s Supreme Court decision was not exactly welcomed by representatives of the U S bishops rsquo conference Its president Archbishop Joseph Kurtz described the Obergefell v Hodges decision as a ldquo tragic error rdquo and other reactio

From time to time I hear of people looking for a spiritual getaway a place to pray and re-center A place that is familiar to many in Jesuit circles especially on the west coast is nbsp El Retiro San I igo nbsp the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos just outside San Jose CA It 39 s a beautif

Assures "juridical recognition" and "guarantees" for church's work in Palestine.

In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide."The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality," wrote Justice Anthony Kennedy

There is contention on whether or this is good news or bad news for the church.

June 26, 2015Santa MartaThe Church can only become a true community if its members are willing to get their hands dirty and include the excluded. That was Pope Francis’ message during his homily at the Santa Marta Mass on Friday morning, as he reflected on the Gospel passage about Jesus healin

We called them ldquo Lightning Bugs rdquo though I think we might also have said ldquo Fireflies rdquo Hard to remember It rsquo s been half a century since I went hunting for them They rsquo d appear this time of the year flickering above the grass of the lawn as the last light of a long

Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called today 39 s Supreme Court decision interpreting the U S Constitution to require all states to license and recognize same-sex marriage quot a tragic error rdquo Jesus Christ with great