What a survey found about non-churchgoing Catholics
Washington D.C., Aug 7, 2018 (CNA/EWTN News).- A new survey of motives of U.S. churchgoers and non-churchgoers reveals that a significant percentage of Catholics who don’t go to church claim to practice their faith “in other ways,” a report from the Pew research center says. Among those who attend religious …
Archbishop Gregory: Weary of ‘cloud of shame’ shrouding church leaders
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By ATLANTA (CNS) — Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory issued a print and video statement Aug. 9 on the website of The Georgia Bulletin, archdiocesan newspaper, expressing his “profound anger, sadness and distress concerning sexual abuse by church leaders of children, young people and those over …
Argentina Senate votes down abortion decriminalization bill
IMAGE: CNS photo/Agustin Marcarian By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Argentine Senate voted against a bill that would have decriminalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Senators voted 38-31 against the measure early Aug. 9 following a 15-hour debate. The measure had been approved in June …
Abuse expert: Crisis is call to new vision of priesthood, accountability
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Jesuit priest who has been on the frontline of advocating for survivors of clerical sexual abuse and developing detailed programs to prevent abuse said the crisis unfolding, again, in the United States is a summons to a new way …
Grow in Wisdom and Deepen Your Faith at the Athenaeum of Ohio
Deadline for fall classes at The Athenaeum of Ohio is August 21. Whether you are interested in earning a master’s degree or taking classes for spiritual enrichment, the Athenaeum is here to help you. We offer degree and non-degree programs, and day, evening, and weekend classes. Classes for the fall …
The Catholic Difference at College
By Eileen Connelly, OSU High school students are faced with a dizzying array of options during their college search. A local native with parents who are both alumni, it was only natural for the University of Dayton to be on Jacob Montgomery’s short list. Yet the young man also knew …
Baltimore history, culture have a place at Knights of Columbus convention
IMAGE: CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review By Paul McMullen BALTIMORE (CNS) — The chalice on the center of the altar was given by the pope to the third archbishop of Baltimore nearly two centuries ago. The local welcome crew wore vests that included the outline of a Chesapeake blue …
Catholic Church offers to mediate Zimbabwe election dispute
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Hutchings, Reuters By Bronwen Dachs CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — The church in Zimbabwe said it is prepared to mediate between government and opposition leaders after six people were killed in violence that followed a disputed presidential election. “We have offered to mediate any election disputes …
Pope thanks Chilean bishops for steps taken to address abuse scandal
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chilean bishops’ conference By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After the bishops of Chile issued a formal apology for failing to listen to clerical abuse victims and drew up national guidelines for responding to abuse allegations, Pope Francis sent them a handwritten letter of thanks. “I am …
Indonesia’s Lombok hit by another powerful quake; pope sends prayers
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ahmad Subaidi, Antara Foto via Reuters By JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — At least 91 people have been confirmed dead after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Lombok Island on Aug. 5 a week after another powerful quake killed more than a dozen people. The country’s National Disaster Mitigation …