Housemates exchange ideas about their educational ministry, pray together

From parish halls to the Pentagon, climate change is gaining attention.

Two years after historic decision, pope-emeritus following a prayerful, quiet life

Join the Catholic Book Club to discuss 'The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.'

On Feb 12 2005 two hired gunmen killed Sister Dorothy Stang 73 as she read aloud from the Bible in a remote settlement just off the Trans-Amazonian Highway As a tireless advocate for the poor and landless in Brazil for more than nbsp three decades the Ohio-born nun came into conflict with ruth

The establishment of two new congregations mdash the first for ldquo Laity-Family-Life rdquo the second for ldquo Charity-Justice-Peace rdquo that includes a new office for ecology mdash were among the proposals for reform of the Roman Curia that were presented to the College of Cardinals on F

Archbishop John Dew 66 leader of the Church in Wellington New Zealand first looked to the priesthood because he felt a pull ldquo to be doing something that would make a difference to the lives of others The call of the Gospel was the only way that made sense for me rdquo Roughly 55 percent

For Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet Salesian priest and Archbishop of Montevideo Uruguay much is new It rsquo s been just three years since Archbishop Sturla was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop and less than twelve months since he was installed as ordinary of Montevideo Born in 1959 ordaine

If you rsquo re a fan of political gaffes you would have been in heaven in 1980 That rsquo s when a major presidential candidate was ridiculed for saying ldquo All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk rdquo Scientists also howled when he dismissed the need

Adapting top-down church teaching for the interactive Internet age

Pope Francis once again urged solidarity with migrants who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea for Europe, and assured prayers for the victims of a deadly crossing in early February.During his general audience Feb. 11, the pope called for a spirit of solidarity with migrants "so tha

Parking spat as motive for triple murder--N.C. Muslims don’t buy it

Rising popular movements question the common neo-liberal orthodoxy

'The Visitor,' by Liam Matthew Brockey

'Machine Made,' by Terry Golway

'The Real Cost of Fracking,' by Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald

Ever since the days of pioneer homesteaders, the Sisters of Loretto have lived amid the rolling hills of central Kentucky. They taught in rural schools, still operate a corn and soybean farm and offer retreats on their 780 acres of prime agricultural land.The sisters would have liked to continue qui

If a millennium from now someone were to examine the artifacts of our civilization, he or she would discover that in many places sports facilities were the largest and most prominent buildings. This discovery might lead to the conclusion that sports were one of the most powerful influences in our cu

When my oldest son Peter was almost 4 years old, we arrived at Sunday Mass, hurriedly walking in a few minutes late, when he noticed the prayer candles in the back corner of the church. He was mesmerized. He asked, “Mommy, what are those?” As the mother of a child who had been labeled as