Catholic pilgrimages in the United States: a new renaissance?
“On pilgrimage we contribute physically, mentally, spiritually to our prayers, and it often gives us comfort that we’re doing everything we can to leave our petition in God’s hands,” he…
Harrison Butker supported by Kansas City bishop, prominent Catholics amid speech backlash
“His courage and his commitment to Catholicism is laudatory,” Donohue wrote. “A heralded Catholic football player defends traditional moral values at a Catholic college — how novel — and within…
California teacher fired for religious beliefs gets six-figure payout in court
“I stand with them,” she said, adding: “I’m there for the parents who are choosing public school. I still think if there children there, I believe Christians need to be…
Pope Francis says conservative critics have a ‘suicidal attitude’
Francis has occasionally addressed criticism leveled against him during his more than 10 years as pontiff, saying in August 2023 that the U.S. Catholic Church is characterized by “a very…
Pope Francis: Young people ‘can break the chains of antagonism’ between Catholics, Orthodox
He also addressed a particular greeting to the archbishop of Athens and all Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos II, who was present at the audience and whom the pontiff described as…
Thomas Aquinas College goes off the grid with green power plan
After a wildfire encircled the California campus in 2017, TAC’s energy was forever altered. High winds had sparked a fire from a high-voltage power line, turning a spark into one…
Pro-lifers imprisoned under FACE Act speak out
“I embrace courage over comfort and right over easy. I embrace the uncertainty in a future full of hope. I embrace tenderness, joy, and love for my preborn neighbors,” Handy…
Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Gaza in show of support, solidarity with ‘suffering population’
“The purpose of my visit first of all was to be with them, to embrace them,” Pizzaballa said in a video message published on Thursday by the patriarchate. He added…
Slovak bishops call for peace after assassination attempt on prime minister
The gunman was described as a “lone wolf” who acted out of political hatred against Fico, Slovak news agency SITA reported. The attacker expressed his dissatisfaction with government policy in…
Court says Maryland parents have no right to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum
Other books reportedly asked children to locate words such as “underwear” and “leather,” and to explore topics such as “nonbinary” identities, in which individuals believe themselves to be neither male…
Lawmakers renew calls to repeal the FACE Act
Arizona Supreme Court blocks law protecting life The Supreme Court of Arizona on Monday issued a 90-day block on enforcement of the state’s law protecting life at conception. This comes…
Italian actor Roberto Benigni to join Pope Francis for World Children’s Day
The Vatican is expecting children from more than 100 countries to travel to Rome for the weekend event with the pope. When Pope Francis first announced the establishment of World…