Archive for November 12, 2014
Food, blankets and hope – nuns risk lives to serve Syrian refugees
Near the Lebanon-Syria border, two religious sisters are among the staff members at a refugee service center working to give... Read more
A broken system: Calls for immigration reform continue after election
Uncertainties about the future of immigration reform, given Republicans' new-found control of both houses of Congress, do not decrease the... Read more
Agree to disagree: Why young Catholics pose a unique challenge for the Church
While a failure to understand doctrine is present in many segments of the Catholic population, young adults are exhibiting an... Read more
Education to love: the real issue for the next Synod on the Family
The lack of a proper 'education to love' is the major issue at stake with regard to family – being... Read more
Pope Francis – Do you have what it takes to be a good priest?
In his weekly general audience Pope Francis spoke on the qualities needed to be a true minister of God, saying... Read more
UK pro-lifers throw rare legal punch against sex-selective abortion
Claiming that the government has turned a blind eye to sex-selective abortions, British pro-life activists are launching a rare private... Read more
Priest swaps clerical hats with a 'sharp, healthy' Benedict XVI
A priest who met and exchanged zucchettos with retired pontiff Benedict XVI last week marveled at the former pope's joy,... Read more
Beatification cause opened for Brazil's 'Surfer Angel'
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the cause of beatification of Guido Schaffer, who was a Brazilian... Read more
Religious freedom battle 'daunting,' but bishops urged to persist
The leader of the U.S. bishops’ religious freedom committee encouraged his fellow bishops not to lose heart, but to place... Read more
How one bishop sees marriage as key to 'culture of encounter'
With marriage in crisis in the modern world, the faithful have a duty to work for its restoration, promoting the... Read more
