The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci with a painting by the artist that will draw crowds but also pay solemn tribute to the...
With global religious persecution increasingly thrust into the international spotlight, members of several Christian communities suffering violence and discrimination have said promises are no longer...
The Community of Sant'Egidio and the United States Agency for International Development have signed an agreement to collaborate in promoting peace, interreligious dialogue and anti-poverty efforts in...
Members of the Dominican general chapter elected 51-year-old Father Gerard Francisco Timoner to be the master general of the worldwide religious order.
By Stephanie Mann | When Bastille Day comes around each summer on July 14, I just can’t bring myself to pop the cork on a bottle of Champagne-style California sparkling wine (the kind I can...
By Tito Edwards | Faithful Resistance To The Pope – Fr. Dwight Longenecker +1 An Incredible Tale Of Conversion & Forgiveness – Francis Phillips at Catholic Herald +1 The ‘New...
By Angelo Stagnaro | It can never be successfully argued that it’s the right of a human being to kill an innocent human being. If such were the situation, then the person who made such a claim would...
By Laura Dittus | In a year with so many different scandals emerging related to clergy, there have also been blessings and consoling moments. As we are reminded in the Gospel of John, “The light...
By Catholic News Agency | WASHINGTON - Citing disagreements with board leaders over whether Planned Parenthood should focus on health care or abortion advocacy, the organization’s president is...