Angry, vitriolic comments on social media prompted organizers in Lexington, Kentucky, to postpone a parish event that was to feature a talk by Br. Christian Matson, a diocesan hermit who is transgender.
God "does not disown his children": Jyothis Bhavan, a home run by the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel in Kochi, Kerala, India, offers a lifeline to one of society's most marginalized groups.
Women leaders in Catholic parishes, schools and other ministries are generally satisfied in their work, but many report challenges of sexism, according to a new report from the Diocese of San Diego that surveyed the leaders.
Through all the changes since President Trump took office, volunteers at Kino Border Initiative south of the Arizona-Mexico border have continued to show up for migrants at the nonprofit's dining room and shelter.
Journalists dismissed by the Trump administration's gutting of the federally funded Voice of America broadcaster "will not be silenced," said Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Hundreds of pilgrims from the United States gathered for Mass at the majestic Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica with two main intentions in mind: the health of Pope Francis and the needs of their loved ones at home.
Two Philippine priests who work with those affected by their country's deadly anti-drug campaign under then-President Rodrigo Duterte are closely monitoring developments in the former president's March 11 arrest and detention at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. They are following the news with elation and cautious hope he will be brought to justice.
The COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide is also blamed for a liturgical dispute that has shaken India's Syro-Malabar Church with assaults, street protests and verbal abuses.
