Only half of U.S. priests trust their bishop. Here’s how to strengthen that relationship—and the church’s mission.
A recent survey found that only 52 percent of U.S. diocesan priests said they trusted their own bishop. This is more than a workplace issue; it is also a deep pastoral challenge.
Rhode Island AG releases report on clerical sex abuse in Diocese of Providence
Released March 4, the report identified 75 credibly accused clergy—61 diocesan priests and deacons, 13 religious order members and one extern priest—who allegedly abused more than 300 victims between 1950 and 2011.
Opposing ICE actions against migrants—without dehumanizing ICE agents
I help immigrants file complaints about ICE abuse, but I’ve become increasingly uneasy as I watch protestors employ the tools of the oppressor: mockery and dehumanization.
Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’
Lou Holtz was outspoken about his faith and believed following Church teachings “brings meaning and lasting happiness to life.”
Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in US
The papal audience comes amid ongoing tension within the Church over the traditional Latin Mass, which Pope Francis moved to restrict in 2021 through the decree “Traditionis Custodes.”
When we go to confession, two worlds meet
A Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein
I regret supporting the Iraq War. We shouldn’t repeat our mistakes in Iran now.
With the benefit of hindsight, it is easy to see that the pope was far more clear-eyed than the politicians who opted for war in Iraq and the Catholic thinkers who helped provide the war’s putative justification.
Gallup Poll: Fewer than half of Americans say religion is ‘very important’ in their lives
President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged more religion in the public square. But according to a new Gallup Poll, there’s been no significant change in the importance of religion to Americans and church attendance continues to decline.
Cardinal Parolin on Iran war: ‘The force of law has been replaced by the law of force’
“Justice has given way to force; the force of law has been replaced by the law of force, with the conviction that peace can arise only after the enemy has been annihilated.”
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