“There’s no program, no script, no secondary mission that we are trying to accomplish.”
Faith
Posted inFaith, Last Take
I thought I had failed my kids spiritually—then I went to my daughter’s parish
There have been times when I have only held onto my Catholic faith by the smallest of fingernails. I am a doubter. I am a protester.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Why the Chinese government is targeting young Christians in its latest crackdown
The Chinese Communist Party sees young people turning to religion as an alarming trend.
Posted inExamen, Faith
The Examen with Father James Martin, S.J.: The Fifth Week of Easter
Believe it or not, it’s still Easter.
Posted inFaith, News
Archbishop Gregory: The time is right to review Mass translations
Archbishop Wilton Gregory says that controversial translations may need to be revisited to fix “problematic” sections that fail to “bring the entire church together.”
Posted inFaith, News
Pittsburgh Diocese plans to close 60 percent of parishes by 2023
The 188 parishes of the diocese will be placed into 57 groupings that will eventually become new parishes.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Pell to stand trial in sex abuse case
The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will stand trial.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Chilean abuse victims praise personal meetings with Pope Francis
The three Chilean victims of abuse have each commented positively on their personal encounters with Pope Francis over the weekend.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis wants you to join him in praying the rosary for peace
The pope is praying especially for peace in Syria, Nigeria and the Koreas.
Posted inFaith, News
Global religious freedom commission cites 28 key nations for ‘ongoing downward trend’
“Sadly, religious freedom conditions deteriorated in many countries in 2017.”