Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie "Father Stu," said the real-life Montana priest is "having me continuing to carry on his message."
"Father Stu," in theaters April 13, tells the story of Father Stuart Long, a
In a series looking at traditions within the Church that have been passed down through the centuries, Maryann Eidemiller profiles two priests who are carrying on the work of creating beautiful icons of Jesus, Mary and the saints. Icons are “written,” not
A reader asks: “St. Augustine battled the Donatists, who argued (basically) that sacraments were invalid if performed by sinful priests. Yet American bishops seem to argue that ‘worthiness’ for receipt of Communion is essential. If one need not be ‘worthy’ to consecrate
Priests should try to help show the true face of the church as an open, welcoming home inhabited by the Lord and enlivened by love, said Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of the Bishops, and Archbishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, prefect
When priests hang up their clerical robes, grab their aprons and head for their kitchens, what's cooking?
The answer can be found online at www.CooksWithCollars.com, where the Diocese of Allentown has posted cooking videos from 35 priests from parishes around the diocese as
Priests must not shut themselves into small-knit cliques but instead open themselves to the world and make God's love reach everyone, Pope Francis said.
"Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small, closed groups where we can pamper ourselves
Getting to be a ripe old age is a privilege, Pope Francis told older priests.
If facing an illness, that too, becomes a privilege in that one resembles Jesus, "who suffers, and one carries the cross, just like him," he said in a
Kathryn Jean Lopez remembers the life of Jesuit Father Joseph Koterski, a priest, author and professor at Fordham University. Father Christopher Cullen put it in his homily at Father Koterski’s funeral Mass: “For many years, I had thought that it was only
Kathryn Jean Lopez shares her response to the latest news about Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill’s resignation from his position as general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after it was reported that he was using an app for sex hookups with
With his strong Bronx accent and sly smile, Msgr. Joseph Carroll was a San Diego icon.
"Father Joe," as he was far better known, was the president emeritus and namesake of San Diego's largest homeless services provider, Father Joe's Villages.
After years of declining