Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky ubservience is ever ancient, ever new. In that respect, the hierarchy of the Church is not much different than the...

Joshua Bowling Across the U.S., 40 dioceses and religious orders have declared bankruptcy. The first was the Archdiocese of Portland,...

President Joe Biden’s border policies were a boon for private religious charities associated with the Catholic Church, which collectively...

Let Your ‘No’ Be ‘No’ During the House hearing in which Gov. Reynolds appeared, an aide for Rep. Krishnamoorthi held up a poster with...

Christopher White "The act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity,...

Phyllis Zagano January 31, 2025 Noting that women are better managers than men, Pope Francis announced he is adding another woman to his...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Proposed legislation looking to repeal clergy-penitent protections in at least two states is in a head-on collision...

So with an Episcopal sermon at the cathedral sparking headlines and political moves on Capitol Hill, I wondered what Danforth thought. I...

To provide some context, the following document was signed by more than 60 priests. In 1995 that would have epresented about 50% of the...

Thomas Kirkpatrick Sr. A message from Bishop Fisher appears on the diocesan website in which he states that “The Diocese of Buffalo, like...

Randall Smith I suppose I would have been comforted by Pope Francis’s comment that “the Church is not a democracy” and that the Synod is...

The Brussels Times with Belga The Catholic Church announced on Saturday that the issue of ordaining women as deacons remains "open"...

Vatican City — October 24, 2024 Change in the Catholic Church, including a commitment to recognizing women's leadership gifts and being...

Phyllis Zagano Winston Churchill famously said, "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." If the Catholic Church forgets...

Massimo Faggioli One of the most important news reports in the global and “ecumenical” history of the church abuse crisis received little...

Former Prime Minster Julia Gillard has drawn attention to the inexplicable finding by the High Court that priests are not employed by the...

Roy Bourgeois "There is neither male nor female. In Christ you are one" (Galatians 3:28). While in the military, I felt called by God to...

Christopher Knaus The Catholic church has won a landmark case limiting its liability for the abuse of children by priests not under its...

In earlier times it used to be more straightforward: archbishops of Canterbury such as Thomas Becket and William Laud used to get it in...

By Crux Staff ROME – In a decision confirmed by Pope Francis and thus without the possibility of appeal, the Vatican has found an...