Catholic parishes must help to alleviate what some have termed an “epidemic of loneliness.”
Pope Francis reminds us, “Participation in political life is a moral obligation.”
My faith is rooted in the tradition of my family, a line of Irish Catholics.
Have we become tone deaf to the concept of sacrifice and suffering?
Once over money and territory, violence in the country has taken a more destructive turn.
Sister Sandy Sherman thought she would follow the traditional route of women religious, joining the ranks of the Catholic teachers who had inspired her.“I thought I would enter and I would teach school my whole life and I would wear a habit,” said Sherman, who joined the Order of Saint U
AsiaNews, the Rome-based missionary news agency, reported on Sept. 8 that Chinese authorities had taken Coadjutor Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, China, out of the diocese to northwest China “on a trip.” Local faithful said it was to prevent him from taking possession of the diocese