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Father Burke Masters, Chicago Cubs' chaplain, takes part in a practice with players during spring training in March 2016 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. Cubs Manager Joe Maddon invited Father Masters to practice with the team. (CNS photo/Ed Mailliard, courtesy Topps)
FaithDispatches
Michael J. O’LoughlinDominic Lynch
While Father Masters enjoys the perks of being a baseball chaplain—watching games when he has the time and even taking batting practice with the pros—he sees his job as a form of ministry.
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
"Young Latinos are engaged. They are open to giving of themselves,” Archbishop José Gomez said. “We need to be more conscious of ministries for young Catholics.”
FaithNews
Norma Montenegro Flynn - Catholic News Service
The contributions of Hispanic Catholics to the church and society show the beauty and excitement of their people and culture, but it can be messy and complicated at times.
FaithDispatches
J.D. Long García
The U.S. bishops initiated the Encuentro, which means “Encounter,” to better serve the growing Latin American community.
FaithNews
Catholic News Service
"I am hopeful too that it will bring some solace and healing to the victims and their families," said Donald Schmid in a Sept. 19 statement, a day after the diocese released the list.
Pope John Paul II in Poland for World Youth Day 1991. (Wikimedia)
FaithFaith in Focus
Greer Hannan
We have been told we are too gay or too female or too mentally ill or too divorced to serve in the church.