Clergy and experts in the U.S. are applauding newly issued norms from the Vatican on assessing the miraculous, the mundane and the flat-out maleficent among spiritual experiences.
On May 17, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued revised norms "for proceeding
Pope Francis has named Father David J. Bonnar, pastor of St. Aidan Parish in Wexford, Pennsylvania, to be bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio.
He succeeds Bishop George V. Murry, who died June 5 after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, said the recently released report on former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, describing his ascent to highest rungs of the church, even amid rumors of abuse, read like a list of the seven deadly sins.
"Lust, greed,
Admitting that people's faith in God "has been shaken" by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly
With the U.S. bishops conducting their annual fall general meeting virtually, the papal nuncio to the United States told them they must join in the "Challenge of Healing the World."
"Here we are gathered, as brothers, but in a specific cultural and social
Religious liberty "is fast becoming a disfavored right" in certain quarters in this country, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in a keynote speech to the Federalist Society late Nov. 12.
"It pains me to say this," he said, but pointed to several
San Francisco's archbishop called a district attorney's decision to prosecute protesters arrested for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church on charges of felony vandalism "a breakthrough moment for Catholics."
It is "the first time that any of the lawbreakers
U.S. Catholics lead all Christian faiths in the percentage of racially diverse congregations in their parishes, according to a new study published by Baylor University.
"Catholic churches on average continue to be more diverse than Protestant churches with 23% multiracial, up from 17%"
For more than 30 years, Father Boniface Ramsey tried to tell any Church leader who would listen about his concerns regarding former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s inappropriate behavior with young priests and seminarians. In an interview “He certainly got the benefit of the
U.S. Catholic bishops will gather Nov. 16 and 17 for their annual meeting, but this time in an online format because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In what is undoubtedly one of the largest virtual gatherings of Catholic bishops in the world, more than
In an analysis for Our Sunday Visitor, Michael R. Heinlein, editor of SimplyCatholic.com, writes that while the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick leaves many questions unanswered, the details provided give the Church — here and in Rome — ample opportunities