Via Deacon Greg Kandra comes this story of a tiny community of Trappist nuns living in civil war-torn Syria. Despite the danger and mounting tensions in the region, the five nuns are determined to stay […]
Pope Francis delivered his weekly General Audience address today in St. Peter’s Square. As today is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, as well as World Labor Day, the Holy Father’s remarks highlighted the […]
The April 22nd kidnapping of Syrian archbishops Mar Gregorios Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church and Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, and the killing of their driver, has reminded us once […]
In case you missed it, NBA veteran Jason Collins is a “trailblazer” and a “role model” who has shown great “courage” and exhibited impressive “bravery” by publicly acknowledging that he is “gay”. The historic news […]
After denying a Knights of Columbus group student-club status on the grounds that it discriminated against non-Catholics, Gonzaga University today announced that it will be recognizing the group as an official student organization. From the […]
Recently I saw an interview with the controversial educator Michelle Rhee. She is the former chancellor of public schools for Washington, DC. She put in place a rigorous program of educational accountability, including serious testing. […]
China’s most famous—and most powerful—Catholic bishop has died. When I last saw him in 2011, I knew then that age was finally catching up with Shanghai’s remarkable and indefatigable prelate. As we sat together, I […]
Sandro Magister’s most recent piece, “The Spell of Pope Francis”, reflects on something that has interested me since the election of the new pontiff, summarized in this way by the Italian journalist: “This benevolence of […]
In his Sunday homily the week after the Boston Marathon bombing, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that the action of the bombers was a “perversion of their religion.” We have grown accustomed to hearing such statements […]
Today Pope Francis confirmed 44 people from all over the world during Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. Two of the confirmandi are teenagers from the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. According to Catholic News […]
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