In Pox Romana, author Colin Elliott looks at the effects of the Antonine plague on the Roman Empire and the place held by Christians in the tumultuous society.
Not only is the Catholic trad wife minority growing, it's mobilizing a group of conservative Catholic voters who see the return to life before the Vatican II as both a religious and political issue.
In a new crackdown aimed to prevent scams, hoaxes and heresies, the Vatican has updated its guidelines for reviewing apparitions, visions and alleged revelations, and reaffirmed that only a pope could formally deem something to be "supernatural."
Not only is the Catholic trad wife minority growing, it's mobilizing a group of conservative Catholic voters who see the return to life before the Vatican II as both a religious and political issue.
After Harrison Butker, outspoken Catholic and kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, delivered a controversial commencement speech, Madison Chastain suggests he take his own oft-delivered advice and stay in his own lane.
In Norah O'Donnell's TV interview, the pope "smiled, he gestured, he laughed, his eyes sparkled," Thomas Reese writes. CBS "has given the American people a unique opportunity to see the pope as he is, unfiltered."
Children dressed in traditional clothing arrive in procession for a Spanish-language Mass celebrated in honor of Our Lady of Suyapa, patroness of Honduras, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City Feb. 5, 2023. (OSV News/Gregory Shemitz)
Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first "millennial" to become a saint.
Australia's bishops have approved a liturgy incorporating elements of Aboriginal language and culture. The decades-old Mass of the Land of the Holy Spirit will now be submitted to the Vatican for official recognition.
Susana Réfega, executive director of the Laudato Si' Movement, discusses acting on Pope Francis' call for the church to engage challenges facing the world today, primarily climate change and threats to biodiversity.
In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
Lawmakers on the House and Senate agriculture committees released differing frameworks for the 2024 farm bill, with one version praised by a Catholic aid group.
In Pox Romana, author Colin Elliott looks at the effects of the Antonine plague on the Roman Empire and the place held by Christians in the tumultuous society.
Ann M. Garrido's new book describes a spirituality of power for anyone trying to create change. In an interview with NCR's Heidi Schlumpf, Garrido explains what people could learn about the healthy and holy exercise of power from Scripture.
When director Ethan Hawke set out to make a film about Catholic Southern Gothic writer Flannery O'Connor, he knew it would be more than a biopic; it would be about the role of faith in the artistic and creative process.
Matthew Cressler's vision for an accessible throughway to the nation's thorny history of race and religion has resulted in a uniquely modern initiative.
Talitha Kum, an international network of women religious against human trafficking, outlined its priorities for the next five years, including a renewed push for systemic change and expanding global partnerships.
In statements and decrees posted to the Diocese of Fort Worth website, Bishop Michael Olson announced the Vatican accepted Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach's appeal and nullified her dismissal from the order of Carmelites.
At the Annunciation, Mary felt afraid but ready at the same time, unsure of how all this would unfold but sure that God would be with her every step along the way. Her life had prepared her for this moment.
Holy Cross Sr. Monju Maria Corraya works with street children addicted to drugs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. "I think society and family are responsible for those children," she said.
