Archive for April 9, 2015

Zuzana Dudova (center) and her 'charity batallion' at the St. Elizabeth Clinic for displaced persons in Erbil, Iraq. ?w=200&h=150

Slovak 'Charity Battalion' aids displaced Christians in Iraq

It seems to be just another house in the city of Ozar on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of... Read more

Religious sisters take part in a Eucharistic procession to the Basilica of St. Mary Major on June 19, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

The Vatican considers – what does vocational formation look like in the modern age?

Religious formators gathered in Rome for a seminar on fashioning new vocations in contemporary society – a task the Vatican’s... Read more

Brett Haubrich with Archbishop Carlson of St. Louis. ?w=200&h=150

Young boy lives dream of 'being a priest' for a day

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson and the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped one young boy to live his dream by experiencing, in part,... Read more

Scales of Justice. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Doctrine divides while justice unites? One author's new take on an old claim

As the Church prepares to conclude its celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vatican II later this year, one book... Read more

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier speaks at the Vatican Press Office on Oct. 14, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Kasper is not the 'Pope's theologian,' says leading African cardinal

A top African cardinal says that German cardinal Walter Kasper – who's stirred controversy over his views promoting Communion for... Read more