The first and only biography of Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., is published SAN FRANCISCO — In a biography that reads more like a Catholic adventure novel, the only biography of Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., has finally been published by his own...
PORTLAND, Ore. — OCP’s Center for Learning is proud to announce the launch of Formation Events. Led by expert presenters, Center for Learning Formation Events are designed to help pastoral musicians and liturgical ministers develop the practical skills, knowledge, and...
(RNS) — A new survey shows that more than half of Americans plan on praying before casting their vote and that religion is influencing whom they will support for president. More than 1,000 respondents from across the United States were...
(RNS) — I had a recent conversation with Marshall Ganz, an old friend, veteran organizer and internationally renowned teacher of organizing at Harvard’s Kennedy School. He said something that struck me deeply in the midst of this stressful presidential campaign:...
SÃO PAULO (RNS) — The death of the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, called the “father of liberation theology,” at age 96 on Oct. 22 has set off a reconsideration of the theological and pastoral movement spawned by the publication of the...
(RNS) — What happens when the religious festival celebrating the victory of good over evil coincides with the spookiest night of the year? Diwaloween. Or maybe Hallowali. Mashups of Diwali and Halloween occur every few years as Diwali, a day...
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.” The...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A report published Tuesday (Oct. 29) by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors details the steps the Catholic Church has taken in recent years to prevent sexual abuse, while recognizing the shortcomings of its...
(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic parishes in the United Kingdom for 25 years before sensing that he had reached burnout. “I was frankly running on empty,” he said when he and I talked recently....
(The Conversation) — I am a direct descendant of family members that were forced as children to attend either a U.S. government-operated or church-run Indian boarding school. They include my mother, all four of my grandparents and the majority of...
