2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (197+ words) "'What is your number?" This is the question Catholic bishops are asking one another, according to Cardinal Robert McElroy of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He was quoted in a New York Times pieces covering the mystery of consistently new, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (726+ words) Leo made a one-day trip to the glitzy Mediterranean enclave, becoming the first pope to visit since Pope Paul III came in 1538. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1133+ words) Over the past five years at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters to celebrating Mass with detained and deported migrants. But while border crossings have drastically shrunk under…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (251+ words) Bishop Anthony Randazzo, bishop of Broken Bay, was named prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts. The office is responsible for writing and interpreting the Catholic Church's in-house canon law, and also provides legal advice on other matters, including for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (535+ words) Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (384+ words) The effort, which also involves other Christian organizations, takes as its inspiration Pope Francis" 2015 environmental encyclical "Praised Be." The document, and the ecological movement it inspired, railed against the multinational corporations that pillage Earth"s natural resources, often at the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (823+ words) Leo held two high-profile, back-to-back audiences Monday focused on abuse: One with the Vatican's child protection board, which advises the church on sexual abuse prevention strategies, and one with Gareth Gore, author of the book "Opus: The Cult of Dark…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (954+ words) From there, the painting looks as though it were painted in the middle of the refectory," said Venturelli of the masterpiece depicting the Gospel story of Jesus' final meal with his apostles. It unleashes all kinds of human and spiritual…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (11+ words) Catholic rituals blend with Neapolitan folklore in pilgrimage for quee...seMissourian...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (463+ words) A new version of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is emerging over Jackson's uptown skyline. Workers using cranes have lifted and installed large steel beams and trusses, giving passersby a glimpse of what will become a new brick church building. The…...