The pastor of a Catholic church in Syracuse, Nebraska, was shocked when he discovered Saturday morning that the altar had been tipped over, a statue desecrated, and several other objects damaged. St.

The Catholic Patheosi are writing about why we chose to stay in the doomed Catholic Church. I mean, it’s been in all the news lately that the Catholic Church is on the way out. We’re supposed to be ...

ROME – Two great global organizations are headquartered in Rome, the Catholic Church and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). I’ve always thought there’s something symbolically ...

A Virginia Catholic bishop says the desecration of the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday points to a larger worldwide trend of attacks against Catholics. "What took place at Saint Peter’s ...

On April 2, the National Catholic Reporter published an article titled, “A Latin Mass community moved in. Then wrecked a historic Vatican II altar.” The accompanying photo shows a forlorn ...

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