Expanded airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria serve as little more than a recruiting tool for the extremist group and place more innocent people in danger, the leadership of Pax Christi International said. The three top leaders of the Catholic peace organization also called upon the world,

Patti Gallagher Mansfield is a New Orleans-based author speaker and leader in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal An early American pioneer of the movement she was present when the Charismatic Renewal began at a retreat for students from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Penn in February 1967 On

When I was small, at our home in Trenton, New Jersey, I would sit on the stairs and listen to my father, the newspaperman, read aloud to my mother, the school teacher, as she knitted. Two books were Charles Reade’s The Cloister and the Hearth, the story of Erasmus before he became the famous m

Jesuit keeps love of creation and justice for the poor foremost in life.

The former nuncio to the Dominican Republic Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was placed under house arrest on Sept 23 to prevent him from escaping justice or tampering with evidence the Director of the Vatican Press Office Fr Federico Lombardi S J told reporters today He will be tried at the end

Will a "porous, self-conscious and responsible elite" fix what ails the U.S.?

Following up on yesterday 39 s post on God 39 s incomprehensibility I want to share an eloquent excerpt on the same subject from the work of Boston College professor Fr Michael Himes S J To begin what do we mean within the Christian tradition by the word God God is not anyone 39 s name The

The Vatican has announced that the Holy See’s former nuncio to the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, has been placed under house arrest inside the Vatican City State for the abuse of the minors in the Latin American state.The decision, which appears not to have a precedent in mo

A former U.S. Navy doctor and expert in infectious diseases said the West African outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus will be contained only if all ports of entry in the region are adequately screening for infected carriers.Strengthening screening protocols at the land, air and sea ports in and aroun

Laicized papal ambassador accused of sex abuse in Dominican Republic

My memories of reading The Giver in middle school are vivid, although not because of any particular effect the novel had on me. Lois Lowry’s 1993 novel has a famously ambiguous ending, and our assignment in 7th grade was to write a satisfying conclusion and share it with the class. Ms. Butler&

Pope Francis, who has said the Catholic Church has "not yet come up with a profound theology of womanhood," named five women, a record number, to the International Theological Commission.One of the women is U.S. Mercy Sister Prudence Allen, former chair of the philosophy department at St.

Marchers call for urgency on global challenge

One inescapable issue that too many families around the world face is poverty. Some say related to poverty are the moral issues affecting the family—children born outside of marriage, the increasing rate of cohabitation and the overall disintegration of families.Does one issue feed into the ot

Studies confirm that marriage and religion increase longevity

Just as his music defies easy labels, Springsteen the man is giving new meaning to the term "senior citizen."

What you need to know about October's synod on the family

Recently in a corner of a small island in the North Atlantic an elderly man died He was 88 years old and had been in failing health for some time In his life he had started out as an ordained minister and along the way unavoidably or more accurately eagerly got involved in politics With h

Barred from voting, 19th-century women perfected art of door-to-door campaigning.