A report released in June, indicates that while most people polled are familiar with Catholic social teaching, they have encountered little information about it from their parishes, dioceses or among fellow U.S. Catholics.
Survey: Catholics aware of church’s social teaching but hear little on it in parishes, dioceses
Fifty years later, N.Y. priest still draws on Vietnam combat experience to minister to others
Fifty years after the U.S. withdrew its troops from Vietnam, a New York priest told OSV News his combat experience there continues to shape his pastoral ministry.
Summit looks at the future of young adult ministry in diocese
The goal of the all-day gathering was to discuss the visions and goals for young adult ministry in the diocese and for young adult Catholics to connect with one another.
At Mass, outgoing USCCB president encourages self-examination, renewal
The archbishop said that because God knows us so well — “better than we can ever know ourselves — God understands that sometimes we can lose our enthusiasm and our sense of purpose; we start doing things more out of a sense of duty than out of a sense of love.”
St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary receives $5 million Lilly grant
The grant will support the St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary as it develops its new initiative, “Sustained Encuentro: Accompanying One Another on the Way.”
As the Coast Guard’s new head chaplain, priest navigates between two worlds
In his new assignment, Father Mode advises the commandant of the Coast Guard — Adm. Linda Fagan, who became the first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces June 1 — on the religious needs of service members.
Makers of documentary hope film expands Catholic LGBTQ outreach
“Building a Bridge” will be available on video on demand May 3, followed by a launch on AMC+ June 21 and broadcast premiere on Sundance TV June 26.
Women speakers emphasize need for ‘reciprocity’ in Church’s ministry
Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood.