Articles by Mary Farrow
Ultimatum for Catholic college CFO raises questions about university policy, guns
Mar 21, 2018 / 11:00 amHaving been given an ultimatum, chief financial officer of St. Thomas University in Florida Anita Britt resigned last week after being told she had to choose between her CFO position and her membership on the board of a company that manufactures guns.
Catholics decry Swedish political party's plan to close all religious schools
Mar 20, 2018 / 14:48 pmCatholic educators in Sweden have denounced a political party’s promise to ban all religious schools as a political maneuver capitalizing on people’s fears in order to obtain votes.
The Pope's Cat: New book series introduces kids to papal office, Rome
Mar 18, 2018 / 15:24 pmMargaret, the fictional stray cat adopted by a fictional Pope in a new children’s book series, gets an up-close and personal look at the Vatican and the Papal office that most Catholics could only imagine.
How some Catholic schools approached the National School Walkout over guns
Mar 14, 2018 / 14:09 pmOn Wednesday, thousands of students throughout the United States walked out of classrooms as part of National School Walkout, a demonstration calling for safer schools and increased gun control, in the wake of the February high school shooting that left 17 Florida students dead.
Controversial LGBT event drops 'Catholic' label after bishop's statement
Mar 12, 2018 / 14:55 pmAn event hosted by the University of Cincinnati on faith and the LGBT community has dropped ‘Catholicism’ from its label after the local bishop sent an email to all diocesan priests and deacons, reiterating that the event did not have diocesan approval.
Nun involved in Katy Perry real estate dispute dies in court
Mar 12, 2018 / 13:00 pmSister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, was one of five remaining members of her religious community, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles.
What a new TV show gets wrong about 'Living Biblically'
Mar 12, 2018 / 01:02 amThese biblical commandments probably sound familiar: Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Are religious sisters exploited by the Church? Three sisters respond
Mar 7, 2018 / 15:19 pmLast week, the women’s edition of a magazine distributed in the Vatican published an article claiming that religious sisters in the Catholic Church are poorly treated and economically exploited.
The historically black Catholic university founded by a saint
Feb 12, 2018 / 12:00 pmOf the 106 historically black colleges in the United States, only one is Roman Catholic - Xavier University of Louisiana.
The rules of the streets: Which laws help - and hurt - the homeless
Feb 8, 2018 / 05:00 amWalk down 16th Street Mall in Denver, Colo., and you’ll probably see people who are homeless sitting on the ground with cardboard signs.
Marriage Encounter movement celebrates 50 years of strengthening marriages
Feb 5, 2018 / 17:00 pmWorldwide Marriage Encounter celebrates 50-year anniversary.
Holy habits: what school sisters bring to the classroom
Feb 2, 2018 / 05:00 amIn Lincoln, Nebraska, you can tell the seasons by the habits of the School Sisters of Christ the King.
Young adult delegates to pre-synod gathering span vocations
Jan 28, 2018 / 16:35 pmThe U.S. bishops have selected the young adult delegates who will represent the country at the pre-synod gathering in Rome this March, which will take place before the 2018 Youth Synod of Bishops in October.
Nuns, guns and the Wild West: the extraordinary tale of Sr. Blandina
Jan 25, 2018 / 17:26 pmBilly the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely of people when he met Sister Blandina Segale.
Which Catholics oppose abortion? A closer look at the data
Jan 23, 2018 / 14:13 pmA recent Pew study shows that support for legal abortion varies widely among religious groups, with Catholics falling somewhere in the middle when it comes to beliefs about legal abortion.
Pro-life strength lies in love, speakers tell March for Life
Jan 19, 2018 / 14:10 pmThe pro-life movement’s most powerful tool lies in its ability to love, speakers said Friday at the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Pro-life Canadians concerned by Trudeau's abortion ideology litmus test
Jan 18, 2018 / 03:04 amA litmus test on abortion and recent comments from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been slammed by Catholic and conservative critics, and raise new and troubling questions for pro-life Canadians about the state of religious freedom in their country.
Who cheats? The demographics of faith and infidelity
Jan 17, 2018 / 04:00 amLast week, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens admitted to an extramarital affair with his former hairdresser, although he denied allegations that he subsequently blackmailed her.
How one Hawaiian Catholic family got ready for the missile that never came
Jan 16, 2018 / 05:00 amIt started out as a regular Saturday morning for most Hawaiians, including Dallas and Monica Carter and their five children.
Catholics lament Trump's 'regrettable' comments on migrants
Jan 12, 2018 / 17:07 pmFr. Martins Emeh is a Nigerian who has been living in the United States for the past 20 years.