Faith

Mary Marrocco: Do not fear your call

marym@catholicregister.org (Mary Marrocco) — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:00:00 -0500

“From bitter experience she knew that pictures thrown on the screen of her imagination could seem much more unnerving and terrible than the actual facts.”

Youth Speak News Team 2019-2020

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:47:41 -0400

The Catholic Register is pleased to introduce these 6 young people selected for this year��Ƶapp YSN program.

Discovering the path of your life

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 16:31:08 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Within the universal Christian vocation of serving God and serving others, God handcrafts a specific calling for each person, a vocation that fits his or her personality and abilities, Pope Francis said.

Canadian nun, sexologist: Catholics must increase their sexual maturity

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 14:10:36 -0400

QUEBEC CITY - A Canadian nun with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology said the sex abuse crisis in the church does not mean "the end of faith" but rather "the end of a lack of formation and the end of deviance," and a call to return to Jesus' message of love.

Number of priests down for the first time in a decade, Vatican says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:28:15 -0500

VATICAN – The percentage of Catholics in the world has remained steady, while the number of priests has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to Vatican statistics.

It��Ƶapp ‘sainthood or bust’ for young seminarian

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:24:09 -0500

What if Catholic men are set apart from the rest of the men in the world?

Speaking Out: Everything is on purpose

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:33:30 -0500

Finding the perfect parking spot, receiving a free coffee at work or just having a day in which you feel really great.

Gay clergy must stay celibate or leave, Pope Francis says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:29:02 -0500

VATICAN – In a book-length interview to be published next week, Pope Francis addressed gifts and challenges for clerical and religious vocations, among them the challenge of homosexuality in the clergy.

Do not fall into 'spiritual worldliness', clericalism, Pope Francis tells Jesuits

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:34:02 -0500

VATICAN – There is no growth without some form of crisis and no victory without a battle, Pope Francis told a group of Jesuits.

Speaking Out: Discerning marriage at 22

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:11:49 -0500

It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. I was standing in his dining room, watching him make his family laugh. He was kind to his parents and he was helpful to his sister. Most important, he was the same person to them as he was to me. And I thought to myself, “I’m going to marry him someday.”