For the past 700 years or so, the election of a new Pope was always preceded by the death of another, and so it meant, presumably, that Catholics would spend some time mourning the loss of their spiritual leader before considering who might serve next.
Over the past 200 years, the Catholic church has consistently held a favorable attitude toward labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. A…
The matter of women deacons is in a different state in the Catholic Church from that of women priests. Pope John Paul II stated that…
Actually, a complete celebration of the Mass should engage the whole person–including the mind, the emotions, and the body. Even the simplest Masses, for example,…
Contemporary Catholic biblical scholars tell us that the stories found in the book of Genesis are not meant to be a source of historical or…
The excerpt below is from an article written by BustedHalo editor-in-chief, Bill McGarvey for the March 17 edition of The Tablet a venerable London-based magazine…
In the wake of the midterm elections that created such a seismic shift in the American political landscape it is easy to forget that, not…
I don’t often show it, but I’m a bit of a political animal. In college, I majored in political science with a primary concentration in…
The dignity of life must come before profit, is the official position of The Catholic Church on all matters related to medical care. The Catholic…
The following is a reflection written by Sheila Provencher, 32, who lives and works in Baghdad, Iraq, with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). CPT is an…
