On May 1, the United Methodist Church -- a global, U.S.-based Protestant denomination -- announced the reversal of what its leadership termed "one of the sources of heated, often painful dispute" among members of the denomination: Without debate, the UMC's top legislative
These days, Father John Hollowell sits at his desk and pores over financial statements, trying to figure out how to cut almost 25 percent of his two Indiana parishes’ operating budgets for next year. “McCarrick and friends are coming home to roost
Hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters attended the 46th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, marking the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on demand. Despite the partial government shutdown and an incoming winter
While southern California is home to several Roman Catholic dioceses, it is also home to many Eastern-rite Catholic communities. While their liturgies and customs may differ from Latin-rite churches, they still share the Faith and the sacraments, and they are in
Writing a new pastoral letter will not end racism in the United States, but Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, hopes it can be a step in that direction. “The pastoral letter was an effort of the bishops to add
The Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Denver was to have presented the fifth annual Celebrate Life Rally and March in downtown Denver on Saturday, Jan. 12. The event has grown from 800 to 5,000 participants over the past five years
The 15th annual Walk for Life West Coast will be held in the streets of downtown San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 26. The central events of the event include a 12:30 p.m. rally at Civic Center Plaza, followed by a 1:30 p.m.
The March for Life in Washington, D.C., the largest annual pro-life event in the nation, was to be held Friday, Jan. 18, this year. The event was to begin with a noontime rally on the National Mall, followed by a walk
As the pro-life movement looks to the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a longtime veteran of its ranks has moved into a key leadership position, especially for pro-life Catholics. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas, since 2005, began
Immigration, in normal political circumstances, polarizes the electorate and generates more heat than light in the national media. But, in the early weeks of 2019, the immigration issue has literally shut down the United States government. As of early January, President Donald
Anxiety over getting replaced in a job can be a powerful impetus for people and lead to radical outcomes. Donald Trump successfully campaigned for the presidency in 2016 by appealing to voters who’d seen their livelihoods in the coal industry go away.