By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Both the number of abortions and the rate of abortion is dropping, according to figures released in the third annual “State of Abortion in America” report issued by the National Right to Life Committee. The number of abortions, which had peaked at about 1.6 million in 1989, […]
Effie Caldarola: Resolutions that extend beyond the new year
FOR THE JOURNEY By now, many people have given up their resolutions. A couple of articles I saw in January confirmed this. In one, a local writer who exercises regularly and writes for a fitness blog reports that she dreads the gym in January. Finding a parking spot is frustrating, and the gym is so […]
Foot-washing ritual not limited to men, Vatican says in new decree
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Following a request by Pope Francis, the Vatican issued a decree specifying that the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual can include “all members of the people of God,” including women — a practice already observed by the pope and many priests around the world. In a […]
Father John Catoir: Our duty to those who doubt
Recently, I received a letter from a person desperate because his brother left the church in anger, saying a lot of what the church teaches is a myth. I told the person I would pray for the situation. But I imagine there are a lot of similar situations out there. Here are a few […]
Into the lion’s den: Popes meet press
Modern-day popes, from Leo XIII to Francis, bravely meet a media corps of anarchists, atheists, apostles By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Before he was elected pontiff, Pope Francis had a reputation for not liking to do interviews. “Really, I don’t give interviews. But I don’t know why. I can’t, that’s just […]
U.S. bishop says Palestinians in Cremisan Valley ‘have lost hope’
BEIT JALLA, West Bank — A U.S. bishop visiting the Holy Land for the second year in a row said Palestinians whose land has been divided by the Israeli separation barrier “have lost hope.”
Father Kenneth Doyle: Who checks deacon homilies?
QUESTION CORNER Q: At Mass recently, I was stunned by a statement made by the deacon who was giving the homily. That has made me wonder whether deacons have sole independence when preparing remarks or if the priest exercises oversight. (City of origin withheld) A: On the parish level, the pastor has the ultimate responsibility […]
Manaolana | The PC paradox
Vatican newspaper says political correctness that ridicules faith is itself a caricature By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A world that carefully adheres to the dictates of being “politically correct” yet refuses to respect people’s faith in God is a “sad paradox,” the Vatican newspaper said. The Jan. 6 article, headlined “The […]
Church’s credibility found in showing mercy, Pope Francis says in new book
VATICAN CITY — Being ministers of God’s mercy, church members overcome “prejudice and rigidity,” taking risks like Jesus did in order to heal and to save, Pope Francis said.
Effie Caldarola: The Year of Mercy: an opportunity
FOR THE JOURNEY January can be a drag, a real letdown. The remaining Christmas cookies are stale crumbs and the tree, once so respected, has been ingloriously dragged out of the house to be recycled into mulch. One by one, the Christmas lights in the neighborhood have gone out, as if some festive power grid […]
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