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FaithExamen
James Martin, S.J.
What ordinary parts of your life do you want to thank God for?
FaithFaith in Focus
Colleen Duggan
If you are a young mom or dad, struggling with your kids at church: Take heart. You are not alone.
The coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII is seen during a ceremony in Vittorio Veneto Square after its arrival in Bergamo, Italy, May 24. The body of the late pope left the Vatican on May 24 to be displayed in his home region until June 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithNews
Paul Haring - Catholic News Service

BERGAMO, Italy (CNS) — Accompanied by Bishop Francesco Beschi of Bergamo and escorted by both Italian and Vatican police officers, the glass coffin containing the body of St. John XXIII left the Vatican early on May 24 for a 370-mile drive to Bergamo.

The route taken for the trip north was kept secret for security reasons.

Doves and interlocking wedding bands symbolizing the sacrament of marriage are depicted in a stained-glass window at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church in Deer Park, N.Y.
FaithNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
Recent reforms encouraged bishops to fully fund their marriage tribunals and not charge petitioners.
FaithNews
Simon Caldwell - Catholic News Service
Communion is exclusively for Catholics in a state of grace and not something to be shared between friends, said Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze.
FaithDispatches
Jim McDermott
Among both listeners and staff, one can find those who were born and raised in the United States or moved here at a young age and those who are new to the country; those who have papers and those who do not or whose parents do not.