The young adult years are a time of rapid change and transition. People in their 20s and early 30s are often moving homes, changing jobs, meeting new people and figuring out what they want to do in life. In his recent apostolic
Impact of the sex abuse crisis affects victims, Catholics in the pews and priests of integrity
Across the country, people are opening up their homes and becoming foster parents for migrant children who entered the United States unaccompanied by an adult and with no one willing to sponsor them. And in many of those cases, a network of
This is the first of two articles on bridging the abortion issue with compassion. We all know women who have had abortions. They may be our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts or cousins, or our friends, colleagues or acquaintances. And chances are that
From its picturesque beaches to its scenic valleys, bays, mountains and lush farmlands, California is one of the most environmentally diverse and dynamic places on earth. But climate change is threatening the Golden State. In recent years, Californians have suffered from more
Diocesan initiative reexamines the way Catholics of Southeastern Michigan live as a community of faith
The lives of Sts. Cecilia, Agatha, Agnes, Anastasia and Lucy have resonated across centuries. These female virgin martyrs of the early Church are all named in the Roman Canon — Eucharistic Prayer I in the Mass — and have been venerated by
Almost 40 years after he died in New York City, Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the Emmy Award-winning prelate who was arguably the greatest Catholic evangelist of the 20th century, is coming home to Illinois. A drawn-out legal battle over the archbishop’s remains
Migration has been an integral part of the human story since Homo sapiens began to leave Africa more than 70,000 years ago. DNA tests today show the migration paths that one’s ancestors took from the Horn of Africa, over tens of thousands
Anyone who remembers the Crystal Cathedral from the days of Rev. Robert Schuller’s “Hour of Power” television ministry will do a double take when the doors reopen on July 17. A new stone altar has been placed near the center of the