The clerical sexual abuse scandal "may be the greatest moral crisis in the history of the Church," said Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois.
The bishops of Ohio and Michigan spent two hours conversing with Pope Francis about their dioceses, about the sexual abuse crisis, the crisis's impact on priests and, especially, about ways to ensure...
By Bree A. Dail | Terese Piccola suffered under so many secrets. “On the outside, I was the perfect mother, the perfect wife,” she said. “Inside, however, I was broken — and what is worse, I thought...
By Claire Dwyer | Sunday, Dec. 15, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 35:1-6A; Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11. About an hour outside of Phoenix, a church...
By Steven D. Greydanus | The human body, in the anthropology of Pope St. John Paul II, reveals the human person’s vocation to love, to gift of self. This applies, the Pope says, even...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joel Mason-Gaines, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Suzanne Brown-Fleming was on a track to the kind of career she wanted. After having...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- There always will be martyrs among Christians in the world, Pope Francis said. Martyrdom "is the sign that we are on Jesus' path; it's...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Spirit Juice, courtesy Knights of Columbus By Andrew Fowler Jim Murray became the youngest general manager in NFL history without a family connection when he was hired at age 36 by...
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