What Will the October 2023 Synod Discuss?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 23, 2023
Pope Francis has called for a synod to be held in Rome, starting in October 2023 with another session in October 2024.
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The Franciscan School of Theology: Presence at a Distance
Darleen Pryds, PhD
May 9, 2023
A Franciscan education offers a unique, Christ-centered viewpoint into Catholicism. Franciscan spirituality is faithful to the gospel and the Church, rooted in prayer, contemplation, and most importantly, service.
To the Loud, the Soft-Spoken, the Quiet, and the Restless
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
April 17, 2023
Reflect There is diversity in the experience of womanhood. There is stillness and restlessness. There is joy amid grief. There is sacrifice, and there is
Nearly 30 women religious communities endorse transgender observance, advocacy in joint statement
OSV News
April 4, 2023
(OSV News) — Close to 30 U.S. women religious communities, who say they represent “over 6,000 vowed Catholic religious and partners in mission in over
Sister Death
Diane M. Houdek
March 26, 2023
“Martha said to him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the
A Safe Place for Ukrainian Schoolchildren
Jay Copp
March 25, 2023
Many Ukrainian students and their families have fled war and trauma. St. Nicholas Cathedral School in Chicago greets these newcomers with open arms and hearts.
Vatican accepts ‘positio’ in Mother Lange’s cause; dicastery to review documents on her life
OSV News
March 10, 2023
ARBUTUS, Md. (OSV News) — The canonization cause of Mother Mary Lange, founder of the world’s first sustained women’s religious community for Black women, has
Polish experts reject claim JPII ‘covered up abuse,’ urge all church records be opened to give full context
OSV News
March 9, 2023
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — The fact that Cardinal Karol Wojtyla — the future Pope John Paul II — knew about abuse when he was
Dating culture crisis fuels Catholic marriage vocation collapse
OSV News
March 2, 2023
Among Catholics, the sacrament of matrimony is in freefall. Over 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Catholic marriages declined 69% even as the Catholic population increased by nearly 20 million, according to Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.
House Churches in the New Testament
Theresa Doyle-Nelson
February 28, 2023
The New Testament provides several other references to house churches. These were evidently family homes where early believers would gather and ponder the life and message of Jesus.
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