WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark, New Jersey, and named Cardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis to succeed him. Archbishop Myers, Newark’s archbishop since 2001, is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation …

IMAGE: Karen Callaway/Catholic New World By Joyce Duriga CHICAGO (CNS) — Both Fathers Michael Novick and John Clemens are lifelong fans of the Chicago Cubs, and with the rest of Chicago, they are celebrating the Cubs winning the World Series and breaking the famous and dreaded 108-year curse. “I think …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World By CHICAGO (CNS) — When civic leaders make friendly bets on which team will win a big championship with their counterparts in another city, one winner enjoys a feast, while the loser eats some humble pie. But when bishops in the World Series’ …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Francois Gloutnay, Presence By Simon Caldwell OXFORD, England (CNS) — The spread of gender theory is misleading so many Catholics that a high-level document may be required to correct the errors of the ideology, a Dutch cardinal said. Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht, Netherlands, said a papal encyclical …

IMAGE: CNS/Reuters By Chaz Muth LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — On a seasonably warm, drizzly Nov. 3 evening, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz drove his white Toyota Avalon up a driveway that leads to the stately Louisville home of Steve and Kathy Ford. The couple graciously agreed to hold a fundraising event …

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Indifference, criminal networks and powerful economic interests still pose a challenge to those fighting against human trafficking, Pope Francis said. While much has been done in recognizing the seriousness and extent of this “true crime against humanity,” he said, “much more needs to …

Q: Are parish priests evaluated? If so, by whom, how often, and in what areas? Catholics rightly hold their priests to a high standard. When I was a seminarian, I remember reading a survey of what parishioners wanted of their priests. The report determined that among the qualities of the …

Hundreds gathered on Fountain Square for the annual Fatima Rosary Crusade. Below are scenes from rally:  

IMAGE: CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via EPA By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the search for profits outweighs all other considerations in society, money becomes a god who terrorizes humanity — excluding the majority of people and causing those still well off to build walls to cower behind, Pope …

IMAGE: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz By WASHINGTON (CNS) — In 1963, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued an instruction permitting cremation as long as it was not done as a sign of denial of the basic Christian belief in the resurrection of the dead. The permission …