The pope’s visit comes only two years after the Vatican acknowledged that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys.
During the Aug. 25 recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis expressed his concern over a recent Ukrainian law that proscribed the Russian Orthodox Church.
The abortion issue is emblematic of a larger problem within the Democratic Party—an obsession with ideological purity that has proven to be both counterproductive and divisive.
In a lengthy interview with OSV News, Archbishop Richard G. Henning addressed his recent appointment as archbishop of Boston and shared his hopes for his new ministry.
Although critics might argue single-sex schools are a relic of the past, the people I spoke with argued that single-sex Catholic schools are uniquely poised to help their students navigate ideas of service, gender, equality and faith in our world today.
Among the standout American athletes at this year's Olympics were plenty whose hard work and accomplishments are also a source of pride and unity among U.S. Catholics.