By Jim Graves | Vocations to the priesthood and religious life are an ongoing concern of diocesan bishops, with some dioceses having strong numbers and others struggling. I asked four diocesan...
By Susanna Spencer | When I tried to fit myself into a few of the caricatures of the Catholic Tribes in American put together by Michael Warren Davis and Damian Thompson I somehow fell flat in the...
By Kevin Di Camillo | Admit it: You (and I) began this month of November praying for all departed souls in purgatory. And then, we seemed to have trailed off a bit. (I know that I have. Mea...
By Marge Fenelon | I used to journal – ages ago. Sadly, my professional writing took the upper hand, leaving little time and energy for me to write solely for myself. A new book from Ascension Press...
By Joanna Bogle | The Palace of Westminster is undergoing substantial repairs at the moment, and so it looks rather odd. The great gothic-inspired tower that takes its name from its famous clock is...
While Pope Francis is facing monumental challenges on the clerical abuse scandals and allegations that he covered up the sexual misconduct of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, history shows he is not...
At the request of various bishops' conferences, Pope Francis has changed the date of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees to the last Sunday of September.
Antimicrobial resistance poses a "great challenge" to global public health and puts the most vulnerable in our society at risk, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for...
Concerning a report that he and Cardinal Donald Wuerl worked out an alternative plan on sex abuse reform ahead of the recent US bishops meeting, Cardinal Blase Cupich told Crux: “At no time prior to...