Faith in the living God should translate into concrete expressions of love and unity, especially within the church, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa told Pope Francis and leaders of the Roman...
As the celebration of Christmas draws near, the plight of the Holy Family calls to mind the sufferings of the many men, women and children escaping war and persecution, Pope Francis said.
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For more than 38 years, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa has preached to the pope and top officials of the Roman Curia. In early...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joshua Lott, Reuters By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The farm bill that passed both houses of Congress by wide margins doesn't have money in it to protect endangered species...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Changes in law and public opinion have had their role to play in the quest to end capital punishment in the...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the celebration of Christmas draws near, the plight of the Holy Family calls to mind the sufferings of the many men...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Claudio Peri, EPA By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Anyone who still believes the abuse crisis is an "American" or "Western" problem must become properly...
By Sherry Antonetti | If you’re like me, you have a collection of Christmas stories for your children that come out every Advent as part of the bedtime routine. Some of the stories weather the...
By Kathy Schiffer | All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The origin of that old proverb is unclear, but it appeared in print as early as 1659, when Anglo-Welsh historian and writer James...
By The Editors | In his Angelus address in 2010 to begin the season of Advent and a new liturgical year for the Church, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the importance of waiting. “One could say,” he...
By Michael Warsaw | EWTN received an early Christmas present late last month. Prayers and perseverance paid off, as a federal appeals court granted us permanent relief from the Obama administration’s.
By Judy Roberts | In what most Catholics agree is a time of turbulence in the Church, some are finding an anchor in the traditional Latin Mass. But this is no wave of nostalgia. Although gray-haired..