Archive for April 21, 2018

Chris Butler, a pastor at Chicago Embassy Church, leads a prayer walk in his community. ?w=200&h=150

Chicago church leaders unite to oppose massive tax threat to religious groups

Religious leaders in Chicago are fighting to end a lawsuit filed by an atheist group that would impose upwards of... Read more

New priests are clothed with chasubles during their ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, April 26, 2015. ?w=200&h=150

Encouragement a strong factor in priesthood discernment, study finds

A strong majority of the 430 men who are about to be ordained to the Catholic priesthood in the United... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Laywomen among new CDF appointees

On Saturday Pope Francis named five new consultors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, including three female... Read more

Pope Francis with pilgrims from the Italian dioceses of Bologna and Cesena-Sarsina in St. Peter’s Square, April 21, 2018.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Christians must help others meet Jesus, Pope Francis says