Area Catholics react to diocese list of clergy accused of sexual abuse
Father Jason Johnston was removing an old picture frame from its place on the wall in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Starkville on Tuesday afternoon.
Man tells his story of abuse by a priest who served in the Columbus area
John Long will be 83 in April and confesses there are things he cannot remember from his childhood.
Such is the erosive nature of time.
Pope strongly defends church teaching against contraception
Pope Francis issued his strongest defense yet of church teaching opposing artificial contraception today, using a rally in Asia’s largest Catholic nation to urge families to be “sanctuaries of respect for life.”
Married man becomes Maronite Catholic priest in U.S.
When Wissam Akiki was ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, including his wife and daughter.
Inspiration for ‘Philomena’ doesn’t blame Catholic church
The woman who inspired the Oscar-nominated film “Philomena,” about an Irish mother forced to give up her son for adoption, says she doesn’t blame the Vatican for her ordeal, despite a damning U.N. report essentially holding the Holy See responsible for such practices.
Adele Elliott: Good ’ol boys
Once upon a time, I was a Catholic. The churches were beautiful then. They were cool and dark, filled with flickering candles, the aromas of incense and burning wax, and life-sized statues of saints. I loved those statues, and, in the spring, placed small bouquets of pink roses at their plaster feet.