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May 26-June 2, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 18

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The Word
John W. MartensMay 13, 2014

The Acts of the Apostles presents a reverse Babel at Pentecost when the confusion of tongues described in Gn 11 1 ndash 9 is transformed into understanding among the earliest disciples of Jesus who find themselves speaking ldquo other languages rdquo The confusion of tongues at Babel gives to u

Columns
James Martin, S.J.May 13, 2014

What might it mean for the church to love gay Catholics more deeply?

Pope Francis meets Philomena Lee and actor Coogan during weekly audience at Vatican. (CNS photo/The Philomena Project handout via Reuters)
Current Comment
The EditorsMay 13, 2014

After years of strain, relations between Ireland and the Vatican are warming up.

Faith Of Other Things
Kerry WeberMay 13, 2014

The film is a beautiful reminder of the power of faith in things unseen.

Bartholomew of Constantinople
Signs Of the Times

When Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meets Pope Francis in Jerusalem on May 25, one of their main discussion topics will be the “diminishing Christian minorities in the Middle East,” the patriarch told Catholic News Service. • The Catholic bishops’ conf

Marie Collins and Cardinal O'Malley, members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, at a Vatican briefing (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)
Signs Of the Times

The new papal commission for protecting minors from clerical sex abuse will recommend stricter standards for accountability of abusers and those who fail to protect children, and will fight widespread denial of the problem within the church, said Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, O.F.M.Cap., of Bosto

SEEDS OF HOPE. Children at a small village on the outskirts of Bossangoa wait with their parents for a distribution of seeds and cultivation tools from Catholic Relief Services.
Signs Of the Times
Kevin ClarkeMay 13, 2014

On World Hunger Day, seeking to break the cycle of violence and crop shortages in the Central African Republic.