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Bishop, former chaplain to queen, to be received into Catholic Church‍

A former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II is to be received into the Catholic Church. Bishop Gavin Ashenden of the Christian Episcopal Church will become a Catholic Dec. 22 in Shrewsbury cathedral. He said he had reached the conclusion that only the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches “have the cap

Catholic homilies shortest of all denominations, study finds

A new analysis from the Pew Research Centre shows that many Catholic priests are holding to Pope Francis’ advice to keep their homilies on the shorter side, especially compared to Protestant denominations. An analysis of nearly 50,000 sermons, given across a variety of Christian denominations during the months of April and May this year, found […]

Pope sets term of office for dean of College of Cardinals

After accepting the resignation of 92-year-old Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals, Pope Francis changed the norms of the office so that the dean would be elected to a five-year term renewable only once. Cardinal Sodano, the former Vatican secretary of state, was elected dean in April 2005 after Cardinal Joseph […]

‘Christendom no longer exists,’ pope says, explaining need to revamp Curia

The ongoing reform of the Roman Curia is a necessary part of the Catholic Church’s fidelity to its mission to proclaim the Gospel, recognizing that very few countries today can be described as “Christian” and that new ways of evangelizing are necessary, Pope Francis said. But attempts to meet the new challenges are threatened by […]

Actor breathes new life into Gospel of John at New York’s Sheen Centre

On a nightly basis this month – and on weekend afternoons – “the word” is becoming flesh in lower Manhattan with a one-man performance of the “The Gospel of John” at the Sheen Centre for Thought and Culture. Longtime Broadway actor Ken Jennings has memorized the entirety of his favourite Gospel – which he first […]

Medical discoveries about pregnancy could shed light on Mary as Mother of God

Kristin Marguerite Collier is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School where she practices general Internal Medicine. She serves as an Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and is the Director of the Program’s Primary Care Track. In addition, she is the Director of the University […]