It all started with Richard Harding Davis the 1890s to World War I Hearst war correspondent-novelist-playwright so famous that it was said that wars were not allowed to start until he arrived mdash so rich earning as much as 3 000 a month handsome and well dressed even for battle that he repr

On Feb 6 2015 Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco addressed the Catholic High School Teachers Convocation on the subject of Catholic education In a speech titled quot Knowledge Virtue and Holiness quot the archbishop referenced Pope Francis 39 quot theology of accompaniment q

Islamic State "is a cancer which needs to be stopped and treated."

'My faith is what makes social justice make sense to me.'

Disillusioned Obama supporters look to the left.

February 10, 2015Santa MartaIf you are looking for God you won’t find him sitting on a comfortable couch flicking through a magazine, or sitting at your computer. The search for God means having the courage to set out on a risky path, it means following our restless hearts, said Pope Francis a

Archbishop Alberto Su rez-Inda 75 has been a bishop in the Mexican state of Michoac n for nearly 30 years and Archbishop of Morelia for nearly 20 Located in the southwestern part of Mexico the state of Michoac n has been through decades of violence both from local drug cartels and responding

Though Catholics in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar make up less than 1 percent of the country rsquo s mostly-Buddhist population Archbishop Charles Maung Bo 66 of the archdiocese of Yangon has become an important voice for peace and justice throughout the country Long ruled by a military

He urges protection of creation

While searching for a poem to pair with a presentation I recently gave I came across this moving selection titled quot Prayer quot from Dana Gioia 39 s outstanding collection The Gods of Winter 1991 It 39 s a very Catholic poem that in its honesty and authenticity carries the intensity of

When Pope Francis walked through the gate surrounding a group of shacks and very humble homes, it took a while for people to notice. In fact, when a couple of people looked out their doors, the pope's chief security guard motioned them to come over."Papa Francisco!" someone shouted in

Killing in the Amazon brought awareness of the plight of peasants

Highlighting the life, suffering and enduring hope of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese slave, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Martin D. Holley called for reflection and action to combat modern-day slavery during his homily on the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking

Caritas Internationalis is going big-picture with its first global campaign, aiming to end hunger worldwide by 2025.In North St. Louis, Sylvester Brown Jr. starts quite literally from the ground up, tackling the problems of poverty in poor neighborhoods, teaching kids to grow sweet potatoes on vacan

Pope Francis on Feb 9 began what could be a key week for his reformist papacy starting with meetings with his hand-picked kitchen cabinet of nine senior cardinals who are developing plans to overhaul the Roman Curia the papal civil service that has been plagued with crisis and dysfunction The th

This is the eleventh entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles The first entry nbsp covered some of the major critical technical and background issues that will concern us as we read through and comment on the Acts The second post found here considered the prologu

America is pleased to offer short interviews with many of the church leaders who will be made cardinal during this weekend's upcoming consistory in Rome. Pope Francis continued to be the pope of surprises when his choices for cardinal-designates in January indicated a heightened attention to the

Christians are called to care for God's creation. That was the pope’s message at Mass this Monday morning at the Casa Santa Marta. The Holy Father also spoke about the "second creation," the one performed by Jesus that he "re-created" from what had been ruined by sin.Go

Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi nbsp 53 leads the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Tonga 176 islands spread over 270 000 square miles in the South Pacific Ninety percent of the Kingdom rsquo s approximately 102 000 citizens are Christian of which 16 000 are Catholic Tonga is one of the most dev

Archbishop Francesco Montenegro 68 serves the Archdiocese of Agrigento on the southeastern coast of Sicily a population that includes some 449 000 Catholics and extends 130 miles into the Mediterranean Sea to the small island of Lampedusa Since 2011 over 300 000 refugees from wars in nearby Nort