Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Cardinal Gregory: Till memorial should inspire youth to ‘work for a better world’

Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to remember that youth’s brutal, tragic murder and his mother’s heroic quest for justice as the work for civil […]

New Catholic Charities USA head is laywoman with leadership, philanthropy background

Catholic leadership expert and philanthropist Kerry Alys Robinson will be the next president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the U.S. whose affiliates serve more than 15 million people per year. “The Gospels call Catholics and all people of goodwill to serve those most in need […]

Vatican to investigate lay society in Peru

The Vatican has commissioned a new investigation of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (Sodality of Christian Life), a lay society of apostolic life founded in Peru. The investigation will be led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, assistant secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and an expert on sexual abuse, the Peruvian newspaper La… […]

Is ‘Global Catholicism’ A Top Priority at the Synod on Synodality?

CNA Pope Francis celebrated the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region, in St. Peter’s Basilica, Oct. 27, 2019. NEWS ANALYSIS: The Synod on Synodality’s 364 participants come from around the world; but when it comes to the 50 papal nominees selected specifically by Pope Francis — less so.