From Catholic News Service news of papal approval of upcoming canonizations and beatifications including two from the United States a Jesuit and a Jesuit colleague VATICAN CITY CNS -- Pope Benedict XVI advanced the sainthood causes of Blessed Marianne Cope of Molokai and Blessed Kateri Tekakwi

What happens in the afterlife to an atheist nbsp Well the answer to most nbsp questions about the afterlife needs to be ldquo We don rsquo t know rdquo nbsp While Jesus spoke about the Final Judgment and offered some striking images of heaven and hell in the final analysis no human being

A few years ago I was at an awards dinner in New York City nbsp From across the room I happened to see John Cardinal Foley the longtime nbsp head of the Vatican s Pontifical Council for Social Communications nbsp Foley had just been named a cardinal after many years of being according to Vati

Today may be one of the nbsp more nbsp misunderstood feasts in the church s nbsp liturgical calendar as a result of the readings selected nbsp Even many devout Catholics think nbsp that the Immaculate nbsp Conception nbsp refers to the virgin birth that is the birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mar

The Muppets nbsp proved a surprise hit this month with moviegoers not only for its appeal to children but perhaps because it taps into adults fond memories of the original TV show not to mention their earlier memories of Sesame Street nbsp I saw the movie this weekend and was nbsp delight

Having just presided at a Mass I have a question about the new translation nbsp And this is a sincere question I rsquo m somewhat puzzled about whether a particular feature is an error in the translation a typo or some part of the Latin translation that I don rsquo t understand nbsp nbsp I no

ldquo The lack of humour and irritability into which we in the contemporary Church and contemporary theology have so often slipped is perhaps one of the most serious objections which can be brought against present-day Christianity rdquo wrote Cardinal Walter Kasper a German Catholic theologian

Well if you want a way to increase traffic to your site just ask Catholics their opinions on the new English translation of the Mass nbsp On my public Facebook page yesterday I posted this question What were your reactions to the new English translation of the Mass today Did you find that it he

A Thanksgiving PrayerLoving God who created and sustains the universe who loved us all into being and who gives us every good thing we thank you for the blessings that you bring into our lives nbsp We thank you for the gift of life itself which you gave us in our mothers wombs We thank you for t

Everyone from your know-it-all neighbor to your more-processed-than-you-are therapist to your holier-than-thou pastor will tell you that the holidays can be stressful times Even though you roll your eyes after hearing this for the umpteenth time you know they re right Why Oh for about a billion