A woman in the United States is more likely to die in childbirth than a woman in Poland, Belarus, or Austria. Think about that for a second. Here’s another...
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Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: Religion News Service has the story of Sister Monica who is in her early 70s and semiretired but...
Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: Can a beautiful landscape compete with religious worship? A Baylor University study, published in the journal...
“Compassion is…the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too,” –Frederick Buechner...
Parish name: Old St. Patrick’s Church Location: Chicago, IL Date founded: 1846 Diocese: Chicago Pastor: Fr. Tom Hurley Parishioners: 3,500 families...
Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: A large group of gay and transgender Catholics are seeking a meeting with Pope Francis during his first visit to...
The year I graduated from high school, the valedictorian had a grade average of 105.6%. All the students in the top ten percent—about 33 in my class of...
Happy Friday! As always, your weekly roundup: A group of Colorado nuns said they will go to the US Supreme Court to appeal a ruling that allows their employees...
We Catholics understand the importance of food. Our faith is centered around the Eucharist; the consumption of Jesus’ body and blood. But while the...
Last week, two prominent leaders took time out of their busy schedules to visit people serving out sentences behind bars. And interestingly enough, they came...
