Iraqi prelate: Dignity takes longer to rebuild than structures
By Mark Pattison – When fighters from the Islamic State group overran huge swaths of Iraq seven years ago, they...
July 2021
EU bishops’ commission urges action to protect religious freedom
European bishops called on the European Union to do more to protect religious freedom as part of efforts to strengthen...
Magna Carta Illustrates the ties Democracy has to the Bible
By Maisy Sullivan – The star document of a new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington is...
US Dioceses respond to pope’s document restoring limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
By Maria Wiering – Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis said on July 16 that, for now,...
The Latin Mass: Re-Read the Original Summorum Pontificum
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis’ letter explaining why he was restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Mass “fearlessly...
A Brief History of Confession in the Church
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: When I was a Protestant, I never went to confession, and no such practice existed...
Pope gives spiritual homework
During his Angelus address Pope Francis suggested using this time to cultivate a contemplative attitude.
Times to make the Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross is a prayer in itself! It confirms our belief in God the Father, the Son...
Catholic Anti-Slavery Network in Australia becomes model for business
When Australia’s national customs and border law enforcement agency uploaded a Catholic document to a federal government registry monitoring modern-day...
