An unusual case arose after the principal of St. Peter Claver School in Savannah, Georgia, elected not to renew the contract of a first-grade teacher, Keshel S. Coates, who finds Catholicism “offensive.” The teacher, described as […]
The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina Caeli against the “thieves” that rob people of freedom, dignity, and peace. […]
Readings: • Acts 2:14a, 36-41 • Ps 23:1-2a, 3b-4, 5, 6 • 1 Pet 2:20b-25 • Jn 10:1-10 It would be difficult to find a more eloquent tribute to Saint Peter than that written by […]
“Jesus was waiting for us,” a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17. […]
April 24th is the feast day of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577-1622), priest and martyr. St. Fidelis was baptized Markus Rey, born at a time when the Protestant Reformation in Europe was little over fifty […]
Jesus’ first words to the disciples after his resurrection were “Peace be with you” (John 20:19). This was the fruit of Easter, resolving the two greatest threats to our peace — the internal discord of […]
Speaking to reporters on his flight from Malabo to Rome, the pope addressed war, migration, same-sex blessings, and the Vatican’s diplomacy with authoritarian governments. […]
Editor’s note: This essay was first posted on April 23, 2021. William Shakespeare, widely considered the greatest writer the English language has ever produced, died on April 23, 1616—and there is some evidence suggesting he […]
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising, has instructed priests and full-time pastoral staff to introduce the controversial handout “Blessing Gives Strength to Love.” […]
What does it mean to be human? A simple enough question, right? Until one tries to answer it, or pays careful attention to the host of competing answers in our world. Genetics could answer this […]
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