By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where God is present and, perhaps, discover new paths the Lord wants Catholics to embark on to share the Gospel with the
What would happen if one’s church were declared illegal by the state? This is not a thought exercise for Ukrainian Catholics. The total oppression and liquidation of their Church under Soviet rule is a reality that still looms large in their identity.
Doctoral student Oren Ableman couldn’t believe his eyes. The Hebrew University student and scroll researcher at the Dead Sea Scrolls Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) had been working on a digitization project for the Dead Sea Scrolls, going through thousands
The peaceful day-to-day life found in the city centers and smaller villages alike in much of Ukraine belies an awareness that gnaws at the country’s 45 million inhabitants: the war that has been waged in the eastern and southern regions of their
Catholic Relief Services, the official overseas humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, got its start responding to an emergency. It was a big one called World War II, a massive shock that destroyed lives, homes and livelihoods, sending
“The future we desire for the Middle East is a future of cohabitation between Muslims, Christians and Jews. This is the Middle East that we dream of,” said Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Oriental Churches. Cardinal Sandri described
Article based on Our Sunday Visitor’s participation in a June 25-July 6 solidarity visit to Ukraine made by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. People walk miles to participate in the
When all 34 bishops of Chile offered their resignations to Pope Francis on May 18, following a three-day meeting to discuss the clerical sexual abuse crisis in their country, observers in the United States were cautiously optimistic that the event marked a
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has described a May 25 vote paving the way for abortion on demand up to 12 weeks gestation as the “culmination of a quiet revolution.” Judging by the singing, dancing and general celebratory scenes when the results
When I became the first woman CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in 2011, it was clear how important women were to this great organization. You only had to look around our headquarters in Baltimore, or travel to our offices around the
Concerns about the role social media plays in elections and political campaigns are commonplace now. Whether it’s the U.S. presidential election or the vote on Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts ponder to what extent the use of social media