It’s been all over the news: United States Catholics see a 38 percent surge in adult converts over Easter 2026. […]
Gerard St. John: The lector’s challenge
Serving as lector at a Catholic Mass is a pretty easy task; you simply read the words that are put […]
Christine Flowers: Minnesota church invaders deserve the FACE Act
A few years ago, I had to do some research into the Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act, colloquially […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: And to the earth we shall return
Of all of Philadelphia’s old churches — some dating back to the very start of European colonization around the resource-rich […]
Beth Ann Rosica: St. Agnes hot meals return but county overreach lingers
“The Church can’t be the Church if it can’t feed the poor,” County Commissioner Eric Roe said.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Thom Nickels: The last Romanian princess
I’m on Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian traveling from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to check out the legacy of the last Romanian Princess. Arranging […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]