“We Jesuits and the entire Society are not in the center; we are, so to say, removed; we are in the service of Christ and of the Church….” — Pope Francis, Sermon at the Gesŭ. […]
From Vatican Radio, the complete text of Pope Francis’ homily at the Gesù, given today on the Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola: In this Eucharist in which we celebrate our Father Ignatius of Loyola, […]
Today the Vatican announced that Bishop Frank J. Caggiano, currently auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn, has been appointed bishop for the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bishop Caggiano will succeed Archbishop William Lori, who was named […]
The Sacred Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life issued a Decree on July 11, 2013, dissolving the General Council of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI), appointing an Apostolic […]
At a press conference in Washington on July 2, Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, joined Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the United States Conference of […]
The day after Stephanie Blessing learned she had been conceived with the assistance of a sperm donor and that the man she knew and loved as her father for 32 years was not her father, […]
By the measures of attendance and enthusiasm, World Youth Day in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, was a smashing success, as organizers report well over three million energetic youth on Copacabana Beach for the Saturday vigil […]
“You do advance your cunning more and more. When truth kills truth, O devilish-holy fray!” — Helena, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Lost in all of the hoopla surrounding Pope Francis’s 80-minute-long interview with reporters, given while […]
Washington D.C. – Women will be voicing their dissent against the HHS Contraception and Abortion Mandate at the White House on Thursday. Women Speak For Themselves (WSFT), a religious freedom group representing over 40,000 women, […]
Two valuable lessons came out of World Youth Day 2013. The first is that the Holy Spirit is intent on igniting with joy and resilience the post-conciliar Church of the twenty-first century. The second is […]
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