The Bipolar Priesthood
Decades ago, a pastor returned to the rectory, discouraged. He lamented that some people treat their dogs better than their priests. As every pastor knows, the priest had a point. He was faithful, irascible, ornery, […]
Decades ago, a pastor returned to the rectory, discouraged. He lamented that some people treat their dogs better than their priests. As every pastor knows, the priest had a point. He was faithful, irascible, ornery, […]
The Romeike family fled from Germany in order to home-school their children and now faces deportation from the U.S. / Credit: The Romeike Family
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2023 / 15:20 pm (CNA).
A German family that has lived in the Uni… […]
Amid ongoing controversy over the tension between religious freedom and issues involving human sexuality, the Supreme Court of Maryland, in a four-to-three judgment, handed a narrow and significant victory to faith-based institutions in Doe v. […]
Natalie Sonnen is Outreach Director of North Carolina Right to Life, a state affiliate that is marking its fiftieth anniversary this year. NCRTL will mark its jubilee with a gala banquet in Greensboro on Saturday, […]
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki faces mounting pressure from multiple fronts, including local media — and some clergy: In open defiance, several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral Sept 21, 2023… […]
Public health messages barrage us from the moment of birth. Mothers cannot leave the hospital until a physician examines the newborns, who must then be taken to their personal pediatricians within the first week of […]
Pope Francis speaks during a press conference aboard the papal plane from Marseille to Rome on Sept. 23, 2023, at the conclusion of a two-day visit to the southern French port city to take part in the Mediterranean Encounter, a meeting of young … […]
Readings: • Isa 55:6-9 • Psa 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 • Phil 1:20c-24, 27a • Mt 20:1-16a The parable of the workers in the vineyard has been interpreted in varying ways, reflecting the parable’s complexity and […]
Today the Church honors the memory of Francesco Forgione, born on 25 May 1887, better known as Padre Pio. He was recognized as an extraordinary confessor, reader of souls, and worker of miracles. Like many […]
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas. / null
CNA Staff, Sep 22, 2023 / 12:25 pm (CNA).
Following a report that Pope Francis and Vatican officials held a meeting earlier this month to discuss requesting the resignation of Tyler, Texas, Bisho… […]
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