Faith Formation

WARSAW, Poland – A close aide to St. John Paul II has vigorously defended the late pope's handling of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and denied accusations that he ignored the problem during his 27-year pontificate.

I’ve begun to call it the Gospel on the Green Line.

UNITED NATIONS – Women should not be required to divest themselves of femininity to achieve empowerment and gender equality, according to panelists at a March 19 event at the United Nations.

VATICAN – Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community, and they can do so with a "clear conscience" that "the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation in voluntary abortion," said the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Leona Huggins keeps telling her story — even though it’s unpleasant and she’s tired of talking about it. 

Twenty-seven years after her death, Sr. Carmelina Tarantino is about to move one step closer to sainthood.

OTTAWA - Houses of worship are receiving an extra measure of security in Canada’s federal budget.

American author and theologian Brian Flanagan believes it is natural that victims of sexual abuse remain suspicious of the Church.

The status of Development and Peace as a Catholic charity in good standing hangs in limbo with no end in sight to a year-old review of some of the agency’s partnership agreements.

Softening is a curious thing. We soften water, counteracting metals and minerals that stain and damage our clothing. We soften edges, to prevent slivers and injuries. We soften butter, to stop it from tearing through bread.