Notre Dame symposium brings together theologians, social scientists to...
Gregory Popcak is the organizer of the upcoming Symposium on Catholic Family Life and Spirituality, a July meeting at the University of Notre Dame focused on the renewal of family life. He spoke to Crux.
View ArticlePope Francis may just hit it off with new EU leader
When it comes to the issues, there are several reasons to believe new EU leader Ursula von der Leyen will see Pope Francis as an ally.
View ArticlePope urges families build a better future through stronger prayer life
Pope Francis has asked families to set aside time to pray both individually and together as a family.
View ArticleKerfuffle over John Paul II’s legacy, plus Pope Francis’s JV team
Two Vatican developments have occurred over the last week, neither of which on its own amounts to a thunderclap, but each of which, in its own way, is still noteworthy.
View ArticleCatholic parents sue school officials, state for removing lesbian daughter...
A Connecticut couple is accusing local and state officials of wrongly removing their teenage daughter from their home and destroying their relationship with her based on the false belief they were...
View ArticleArchbishop reports on progress of document on marriage and family life
BALTIMORE — A new “pastoral framework for marriage and family life” should be ready for a vote by the U.S. bishops by next November at the latest, according to Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of...
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Controversial ‘Pachamama thief’ goes on U.S. tour
NEW YORK — One month after famously stealing indigenous statues and throwing them into Rome’s Tiber river, the man who has quickly become one of the global Church’s most polarizing figures is now...
View ArticleFamily life — even when complex — is a call to holiness, authors argue
NEW YORK — Marriage and family are primary sites of the field hospital Pope Francis envisions for the Catholic Church, according to theologians Julie Hanlon Rubio and Jason King. In their new edited...
View ArticlePapal shout-outs for dads, persecuted Christians, migrants, and the public
ROME – Pope Francis covered a lot of ground in his Sunday Angelus address, offering special prayers for migrants and persecuted Christians as well as dads on Father’s Day, who, he said, have the...
View ArticleExpert blasts Chinese ‘hypocrisy’ on easing birth limits, except for Uyghurs
ROME – As China appears to be considering relaxing its strict population control measures, American women’s rights activist Reggie Littlejohn has criticized the country for hypocrisy in encouraging...
View ArticleFamily is key to a deep spirituality of subsidiarity
Subsidiarity lies at the core of the Christian faith. Our challenge as believers is to understand this essential principle and to develop a spirituality around it. Growing up as a young person,...
View ArticleBrunei cardinal says he was ‘hijacked’ into priesthood after saying, ‘Oh,...
ROME – A self-described ‘crypto-charismatic,’ Brunei’s new and first-ever recipient of a red hat, Bishop Cornelius Sim, said he never dreamed of being a priest, let alone a cardinal, but welcomes his...
View ArticleEuropean bishops stress elder care amid COVID crisis, demographic winter
ROME – European bishops are calling for a social shift in how elderly are viewed and treated in light of both the coronavirus pandemic and a notable change in demographic trends in the continent’s...
View ArticleFamily ministry begins with listening, recognizing grace, cardinal says
ROME — Through baptism and the sacrament of marriage, Catholic families have a special grace and are a gift to the church even if, too often, that grace and gift have not been recognized, said Cardinal...
View ArticleEnvoy’s case confirms culture, not law, is real roadblock to reform
ROME – In virtually any reform effort, there are usually two targets, one of which is obvious and relatively easy to tackle if there’s the will to do it, the other far more elusive and resistant to...
View Article‘Amoris Laetitia’ family portraits: Sometimes messy, but grace-filled
ROME — Sometimes the Catholic Church has “proposed a far too abstract and almost artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete situations and practical possibilities of real...
View ArticlePope urges prayers for engaged couples during month of June
ROME – Pope Francis for the month of June is asking faithful to join him in praying for young couples preparing for marriage – an intention that falls withing the broader year dedicated to Amoris...
View ArticleCuban bishops hit back against resolution to endorse ‘gender ideology’
ROME – While the Vatican is embroiled in its own battle against gender politics in Italy, the Cuban bishops are facing a similar dilemma, and have issued a statement criticizing a resolution that would...
View ArticleWeek raises awareness of NFP and how it enriches sacrament of marriage
“To have … To hold … To honor: Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is the theme of Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 25-31. The educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of...
View ArticleExpert blasts Chinese ‘hypocrisy’ on easing birth limits, except for Uyghurs
ROME – As China appears to be considering relaxing its strict population control measures, American women’s rights activist Reggie Littlejohn has criticized the country for hypocrisy in encouraging...
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