Sister Mary Ann Wilhelm, RSM who served for decades in health care ministry, including as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Mercy Medical, passed away Sept. 29 at the age of 85...
The Archdiocese of Mobile is once again participating in “Box of Joy,” a Cross Catholic Outreach ministry that sends small tokens of love and hope to some of the world’s poorest children.
Mercy Medical and the Sisters of Mercy’s legacy in Daphne is being recognized.
The first installment of a display for the Daphne History Museum honoring the Sisters of Mercy and their history in...
As I compose these words, I am preparing to depart for Rome for the second session of the Synod on Synodality. I was elected by my brother bishops two years ago as a delegate to this gathering, and I...
Today I would like to reflect on our consciences.
Most people who are from roughly the same era as I, have powerful images from Walt Disney that are not particularly helpful. We may recall that in...
“I think that the Holy Father sincerely wants to do the best for the Church, the Church in Peru, the Church worldwide, and for the people that have been affected by the issues regarding the...
Several of the new cardinal-designates announced by Pope Francis have applauded the increased diversity of those getting a red hat, saying the appointments signal a shift in center of Catholicism...
In his meeting with his brother Jesuits in Belgium, Pope Francis call secularization a “complex phenomenon” and noted sometimes the Church must “confront forms of paganism.”
Participants in the ongoing Synod of Bishops on Synodality have said that while questions surrounding the role of women in the Church are important, they can be distracting from other key issues on...
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Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (left) arrives at the Vatican for Synod on Synodality meetings on Oct. 10, 2024. The Vatican announced on Monday, Oct. 14, that...
Ritu Manoj Jethani
The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
COMMENTARY: A university should be a place where students can pursue ultimate truths...
Kristin Greenwood
A statue of Father Francisco Garcés stands in front of the St. Thomas Yuma Indian Mission, which was built at the site of the Mission Puerto de...
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Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska in St. Peter's Square.
The response to the letter didn’t surprise the bishop, given the state of public schooling...
Giles Conacher OSB
Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland where 15 Benedictine monks pray and welcome visitors.
Of the monks, Father Conacher, who was born in England...