By John Grondelski | Last week, in the context of Jesus’ ongoing Eucharistic teaching, we looked at the communion of persons which constitutes marriage. While marriage is a distinct institution, with its own identity, rights and…
By Roxanne King | “No water bottle, no camera, no sunscreen and no rain jacket. That’s how I showed up for the first day of World Youth Day 1993.”
So recalled Father Randy Dollins, vicar general for the…
By Katrina Fernandez | Fr. Thomas Rosica, C.S.B. posted a message yesterday, which said in part:
This has been the summer from hell for the Catholic Church and our sins are blatantly exposed for the world to see. The recent…
By Msgr. Charles Pope | There is a line in the Acts of the Apostles that I once found humorous: So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of…
By By Ed Condon/CNA/EWTN News | PHILADELPHIA — Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Senior of Philadelphia, has announced that the archdiocese is investigating a claim of sexual harassment made by a…
By CNA/EWTN News | WASHINGTON — After a grand jury found thousands of alleged instances of sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses, numerous U.S. bishops have called for renewal and change…
By Robert Brennan | Watching the first interview Cardinal Donald Wuerl recently gave to a TV news outlet made me think of a lot of things — a shepherd standing before his flock, staff in hand, being…
By CNA/EWTN News | Irondale, Ala. — EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that Daniel Burke has been named president and chief operating Officer of EWTN News, Inc. Burke has been until now executive…
By J.D. Flynn/CNA | WASHINGTON — Among the sexual abusers mentioned in the Aug. 14 Pennsylvania grand jury report, one priest merits particular attention.
Father David Szatkowski of the Priests of the…
By The Editors | Following is the English translation of the Vatican’s full response to the publication Wednesday of the grand jury report on clerical sexual abuse in six Pennsylvania…