Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken one's soul, Pope Francis said.
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has admitted that a previous statement on his participation in a meeting that discussed an abusive priest was “objectively incorrect.”
Pope Francis installed women as well as men from all over the world as catechists and lectors on Sunday, marking a break with what had been church law reserving those ministries to men, even if women...
Discernment is a key attribute in protecting doctrinal integrity, in safeguarding the innocent and in guiding the church's synodal path, Pope Francis told members of and advisers to the Congregation...
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The cathedral prayer service and public support were part of the Jan. 22 event. Lower left: Kaity Gerten and family Lorena Cervantes with two of her children (the other was serving at...
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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone walks with marchers during the Walk for Life West Coast praying the Rosary Jan. 22, 2022 in San Francisco.
‘The new secular religion of our...
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Demonstrators for and against vaccine mandates and passports picket outside the the State House in Boston on Jan. 5
Discerning the science and civil discourse are key.
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People demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students in Huntington Beach, California, on Jan. 3.
EDITORIAL: The decision whether to vaccinate or not should be a free...
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Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, with Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference.
The bishops...