People must end the “senseless war against creation” and help victims of environmental and climate injustice, Pope Francis said.
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10 Easy ways to grow in your faith this summer
This year, let summer be a season of growth for you, and use these simple practices as a way to receive the grace that will bring it about.
Movie Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’
There’s nothing shopworn about Marshall’s skilled and sprightly repackaging – old-fashioned in the best sense, it’s a high-quality, family friendly summer treat.
Shrinking minority is hoarding wealth, power, cardinal says
People of faith and those working in the fields of science, economics and politics need to work together to help care for life and humanity’s common home, said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Mexican priest murdered, archbishop attacked
A parish priest was shot dead as he drove on a rural Mexican highway May 22, marking yet another attack in what has become the most murderous country for Catholic clergy.
TV Review: ‘Mrs. Davis’
“Mrs. Davis” is not anti-religious in any sense. But it’s clear that showrunner and co-writer Tara Hernandez – along with her principal script collaborator, Damon Lindelof – is out to break boundaries and flout convention in her presentation of faith as well as in her approach to storytelling.
Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelize, pope says
Christians should pray on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit would give them the courage and strength to share the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Pope prays Chinese Catholics can practice faith fully, freely
At a time when Vatican-Chinese relations are strained because of apparent differences over an agreement to name bishops, the pope publicly marked the annual World Day of Prayer for the Catholic Church in China May 24, the feast of Mary, Help of Christians, “venerated and invoked at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan in Shanghai.”
After Dodgers reinstate plan to honor group, LA Archdiocese calls on Catholics to support women religious
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles called on “all Catholics and people of goodwill to stand against bigotry and hate in any form” after the Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated plans to honor a self-described “leading-edge order of queer and trans nuns.”
Nearly 2,000 children abused by Catholic clergy over decades, says Illinois AG report
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released a May 23 report revealing decades of abuse by Catholic clergy against almost 2,000 children.
Question Corner: Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to?
While the law is strict about avoiding any semblance of commercializing Mass intentions, it’s just as strict about ensuring that the faithful’s intentions in this context are respected as a matter of basic justice.
Survey reveals majority of Americans ‘seldom’ or ‘never’ attend religious services
A new report from the Public Religion Research Institute titled “Religion and Congregations in a Time of Social and Political Upheaval” casts a shadow of doubt on the fervor of Americans, only 16 percent of whom reported to PRRI that religion is the most important thing in their lives.