Vatican Pope Francis: Being holy means loving people, not being boring God calls all Christians to be saints — not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness.
U.S. Catholic leaders react to Trump's plan to send troops to border Catholic leaders in Texas criticized President Donald Trump's April 4 announcement that he would be deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Chicagoland Pope Francis: Pathways for holiness today At the very end of “Gaudete et Exsultate,” Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation, the pope describes his purpose in writing: “It is my hope that these pages will prove helpful by enabling the whole church to devote herself anew to promoting the desire for holiness."
Vatican Why do we venerate relics of saints? The veneration of relics is a fundamentally biblical practice; it is not some sort of innovation in the centuries after Christ.
Chicagoland Father Martin: Embrace both Jesus’ humanity and divinity If the Catholic speaking circuit has a rock star, Jesuit Father James Martin might be it.
Chicagoland Looking at women in leadership throughout the global church With the Me Too movement and the treatment of women making headlines and shaking U.S. culture, organizers of DePaul University’s annual World Catholicism Week chose the topic of women and leadership in the global church for this year’s conference held April 6-8 at the university’s Lincoln Park campus.
Chicagoland Loyola Medicine opens clinic for end-of-life decision-making Patients of Loyola Medicine have a new option when it comes to figuring out how to make their wishes known. Starting in 2017, Loyola has offered an Advance Directive Clinic in which an ICU physician who has a master’s degree in bioethics meets with patients and their families to help them fill out a health care power of attorney form.
Chicagoland Deacons start program to reduce stigma around mental illness A new program that launched in April at Holy Name Cathedral aims to both raise awareness of mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with it.
U.S. Sister Jean, Father Hagan show how to embrace faith and sports Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt and Father Rob Hagan have been getting a lot of attention these days in the national media. They are the chaplains for the two Catholic teams, Loyola University Chicago and Villanova University, playing in the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament this weekend.
Vatican Pope tells young people 'not to be quiet' Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass with thousands of young people, Pope Francis urged them to continue singing and shouting "hosanna" in the world, proclaiming the lordship of Jesus and following his example of outreach to the poor and suffering.
U.S. Campaign aims to help still-suffering Puerto Rico Six months after Hurricane Maria wreaked unprecedented devastation on Puerto Rico, the island is still suffering, and much of the relief and recovery help people have received has come from Catholic parishes.