Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused, and acquitted, of rape

MUMBAI – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop in India who was accused of rape by a nun in 2018, and who was acquitted by a local court in 2022. An appeal of that acquittal is still underway. While the criminal case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal remains on appeal, a statement […]

Bishops in Chad demand transitional regime end violence, shortages

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – In a rare instance of public criticism, Catholic bishops in the majority Muslim African nation of Chad have called out the transitional government of General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno over violence and the high cost of living in the landlocked state. In a strongly worded memo sent to the on May 30, […]

Pentecost Saturday: We Are Our Rites.

Pentecost Saturday Today the Season of Easter comes to an end.  The cycle that started with pre-Lent Sunday’s is over. Being an Ember Saturday, there would be a vigil in the night in preparation for ordinations to the priesthood at … Read More →

Here are 10 excellent books to help introduce you to Catholic fiction…

What’s the point of reading fiction? Wouldn’t it just be better to read works of theology and the spiritual life? Well, I wouldn’t replace spiritual reading with fiction. Novels and shorts stories, however, do make a contribution to Catholic life and culture by engaging our imagination in a vicarious engagement with human action, exploring the […]