In moves criticized by Catholic immigration advocates as short-sighted and counterproductive, President Donald Trump in recent weeks has threatened to close the United States’ border with Mexico and cut direct aid to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. The president continued to ratchet
Priests, deacons and religious see the benefit of engaging with others through online platforms.
With rise in violence against Jews, Muslims in the U.S. and the world, leaders urge Catholic response against hatred
Despite scandals, the interest in joining the ranks of Catholicism has not only maintained but has grown.
Experts weigh in on an issue that is growing more prevalent for dioceses and parochial schools.
If the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade today, abortion would still be legal in most states tomorrow. Only five states have so-called “trigger laws” that immediately would prohibit abortion if and when the high court strikes down its
Emboldened by Democratic wins in last November’s elections and seizing on fears that a U.S. Supreme Court with a conservative majority could strike down Roe v. Wade, the abortion lobby is pushing to cement abortion’s legality in individual states and strike down
As U.S. dioceses release lists of credibly accused, the question remains: Is it enough?
At least 111 Catholic dioceses and 11 religious institutes in the United States have released lists of clergy, religious and lay employees who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors and adults. Many of those entities have published their lists since
This Lent, the faithful in the Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania, will read and reflect upon stories such as that of a 10-year-old boy from a devout Irish-Catholic family who was rewarded for doing well on a math test by being sent to
Theodore McCarrick, the disgraced former cardinal-archbishop of Washington, D.C., who is alleged to have sexually abused minors and seminarians for several decades, has been removed from the clerical state, the Holy See announced Saturday. The decision to laicize McCarrick, which had been expected