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Louisiana court challenges confessional secrecy

by Thomas Reese

The Louisiana Supreme Court has issued a decision that may require a priest to violate the secrecy of the confessional.

The case involves the possible confession of a 12-year-old minor who allegedly was...

Meet the 'evangelical' Catholics remaking the GOP

by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Religion News Service

Supreme Court: accommodation, yes; Form 700, no

by Thomas Reese

Busloads of turned-back immigrants: an image of shame

by Mary Ann Walsh, Religion News Service

Georgia Catholic dioceses ban guns, knives from church facilities

by Andrew Nelson, Catholic News Service

Guns and other weapons are officially unwelcome at Catholic churches, schools and other buildings owned, leased or operated by the Atlanta archdiocese and the diocese of Savannah in Georgia.

Atlanta...

Priests apologize for shaming of unwed mom

by N.J. Viehland

Archdiocese of Philadelphia sells nursing homes for $145 million

by Lou Baldwin, Catholic News Service

Presbyterians remove controversial 'Zionism Unsettled' from denomination's website

by Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service

Pax Christi USA co-founder Sr. Mary Evelyn Jegen dies

by Catholic News Service

Sr. Mary Evelyn Jegen, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur for 66 years, helped the peace group grow from 1,000 members to more than 5,500.

Quinn to priest group: Church poised at a moment of far-reaching consequences

by Thomas C. Fox

Football player Israel Idonije tackles expanding his Communion business

by Heather Adams, Religion News Service

US activists answer: What is patriotism?

by Megan Fincher

Vatican budgets for 2013 show surplus of 8.5 million euros

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

The Vatican's final budget figures for 2013 showed a deficit on the part of the Roman Curia, but a strong performance by entities falling under the separate Vatican City State budget covered the deficit and...

Vatican bank, preparing for new leaders, publishes final 2013 figures

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Vatican reform in discussion phase, bank in transition, spokesman says

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Irish abuse victim who met with pope calls it 'huge vindication'

by Michael Kelly, Catholic News Service

Accountability

Diarmuid Martin: Chapter on abuse is not closed while people still suffer

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

The crisis of child abuse by clergy is not a thing of the past -- it will linger until the church humbly and courageously reaches out to all people still suffering in silence, said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of...

Irish abuse victim who met with pope calls it 'huge vindication'

by Michael Kelly, Catholic News Service

Pope meets sex abuse victims, says clergy actions cloaked in complicity

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Pope sends delegation to Paraguay to investigate priest accused of molesting boys

by Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service

Global

Priests apologize for shaming of unwed mom

by N.J. Viehland

A priest who scolded an unwed teen mother during her baby's baptism has apologized and his religious order says it will sanction him.

Religious procession past Mafia boss' home irks Italy's Catholic clergy

by Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service

New cardinal brings happiness and visibility to Haiti

by Jim McManus

Ukrainian Catholic Church welcomes plan to add military chaplaincy

by Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service

Spirituality

Who are the members of your motley crew?

by Robert Morneau

Soul Seeing: Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales reminds us of our identity as pilgrims. We are all on a journey. And a motley crew we are.

Christ is alive

by Roger Karban

What's the manna?

by Angie O'Gorman

The ministry of burying the dead

by Heidi Schlumpf

Women Religious

'Excuse me, excuse me - you are not listening to me'

by Joan Brown

I learn so much from my sister, Carol. She teaches me about being in the moment and listening. Carol, who was born with Down syndrome, has limited communication skills. If she is in a group and feels left out...