by Melissa Cedillo | Mar 1, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
When John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic U.S. president in 1960, he faced many questions about his faith. Would the young Kennedy be able to put the nation’s concerns before that of the Church? Would he respect the separation of Church and State? Would...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jan 4, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Imagine for a moment you’ve been estranged from your family due to something outside your control. You haven’t seen them for years and miss them deeply. Suddenly, you receive an invitation to the annual family reunion, something you never imagined would happen. You...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 19, 2022 | News
The views of U.S. adults toward the Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church) trend negative and unfavorable, according to a YouGov report published September 12. Respondents were asked to...
by John T. Pawlikowski | Dec 2, 2021 | Opinion
Pope Francis appointed Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini as the new secretary general of the Governorate of Vatican City State in early November. She is the first woman to hold this position, and her appointment follows that of Salesian Sr....
by Alessandro Speciale | Feb 20, 2012 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) It isn’t anywhere on the official agenda, but as Roman Catholic leaders meet in Rome this weekend, looming in the background will be a recent string of Vatican leaks that reveal a bitter power struggle among the hierarchy. In recent weeks,...
