The journal, “Mysteries and Medicines,” was created in collaboration between the planning and journaling tool Monk Manual and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a religious order widely known by their Latin-based religious initials “CFR.” It shares its name with an album released in October by Brother Isaiah, a friar and popular Catholic musician.
Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94
The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94.
Kansas pastor fatally shot; Archbishop Naumann prays for priest and perpetrator
The pastor of a parish in Seneca, Kan., was shot in his rectory and later died of his injuries at a local hospital April 3.
St. John Paul II’s worldview spreads to new generations via camping, YouTube, travel
Camp Wojtyla is one of numerous Catholic organizations in the U.S. inspired by St. John Paul and his deep faith, intellect and cultural perception, and dedicated to his model of evangelization.
Pilgrims look forward to bringing Eucharist across Southwest, including wildfire-recovering L.A.
At the end of the congress, its chairman, Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., announced another pilgrimage in summer 2025. It begins in Indianapolis May 18 and ends with Mass in Los Angeles on the feast of Corpus Christi June 22. It also coincides with the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Australian sociologist: Church must tackle clergy sexual misconduct with adults
A possible 50 percent of priests are unchaste, a sociologist who studies clergy sexual abuse and misconduct told a webinar audience March 24.
Flannery O’Connor’s 100th birthday parties celebrate author’s quirks, talents — and love of birds
Long before Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor raised her famous peacocks as an adult in rural Georgia, she kept canaries and chickens at 207 E. Charlton St., her childhood home in Savannah.
8 pilgrims set to share faith on eucharistic pilgrimage from Indianapolis to LA
Eight “perpetual pilgrims” are planning to journey from Indianapolis to Los Angeles May 18 to June 22 in the second National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. They hail from several states and include both college students and young professionals.
Trump’s first month ends in friction with bishops over immigration, IVF, Vance attacks
The U.S. bishops’ Feb. 18 lawsuit against the federal government for abrupt and sweeping changes to refugee resettlement funding, and the bishops’ Feb. 20 admonition of President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to expand access to in vitro fertilization underscore the ongoing friction between the nation’s Catholic leaders and its 47th president in his first month since reassuming office.
10-state National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to go right through Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’
The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will begin in Indianapolis May 18 and travel through 10 states before reaching Los Angeles June 22.
Bishop: Attack on priest at Spokane cathedral’s Lourdes service points to mental health needs
A man left his pew, rushed at a priest in the sanctuary and swung his fist before being subdued by parishioners and a security guard Feb. 4 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane, Wash.
Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump’s immigration policy
Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops’ criticism of President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview — including raids on churches and schools — asking if they are actually concerned about receiving federal resettlement funding and “their bottom line.”