This season of presidential primaries has shown abundant proof that we have all but lost an appreciation of servant leadership. The term "servant leadership" dates back to the 1970s when Robert Greenleaf, a retired vice president of AT&T, published a book under that title and devoted his ti...
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Q. In a recent editorial in a Catholic newspaper, I read that, with regard to whether civilly remarried Catholics may receive holy Communion, Pope Francis is now encouraging people to talk to their priest "in the internal forum." What does that mean? (From what I can understand, I think it means th...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Prayer is not a magic wand that fulfills your desires, but it is what helps you keep the faith when you don't understand God's will, Pope Francis said. Prayer is meant to be "our daily bread, our powerful weapon and the staff for our journey," he said May 25 during his weekly g...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With visits to detention facilities and washing the feet of the detainees, Pope Francis has placed renewed emphasis on the work of mercy of visiting prisoners. However, some see a growing urgency for the church to be present in cell blocks not just as part of its mission to he...
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - In a federal effort to combat the spread of the Zika virus, the Senate voted May 17 to allocate $1.1 billion to fight it in the United States. The funding is less than the $1.9 billion the White House recommended, but it's more than the $622 million the House says it would spend...
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Q. I attended Catholic schools for 12 years, and I view that experience as a prime factor in my success in life. In 1966 when I was confirmed, I took George as my confirmation name. Shortly after that, my class was told that many saints never existed and that George was one of them. Our teacher exp...
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WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Obama administration's May 13 directive on transgender access to bathrooms "that treats 'a student's gender identity as the student's sex' is deeply disturbing," said the chairmen of two U.S. Catholic bishops' committees.         ...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- How Christians treat the poor is the clearest demonstration of their relationship with God, Pope Francis insisted. "To ignore the poor is to despise God! And we must learn this well: To ignore the poor is to despise God!" the pope said May 18 during his weekly general audience...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The latest "VatiLeaks" trial seemed to have all the makings of a classic courtroom thriller: financial scandal, secrets leaked by an insider and journalists defending their right to blow the whistle on allegations of corruption within a state that is the seat of the Roman Cath...
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Talk in the presidential campaign about restricting entry of Muslims into the United States has some religious leaders concerned that the country's religious liberty heritage is under threat. That concern led about three dozen representatives of faith-based groups to gather at th...
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