TWO VERMONT CATHOLIC PARISHES

Amid the remains of a pagan temple on an island in the Tiber River hangs a red chasuble worn by St. Oscar Romero of San Salvador. Nearby there is a relic of Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma priest...

“Do not be afraid to dream.” That’s one of the characteristic statements viewers encounter in the uplifting documentary “In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis” (Magnolia). Despite its depiction of...

A political climate hostile to the needs and existence of immigrants is not only morally wrong, it also weakens the structures of democratic governments, said Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston. “As a...

“The American College Dictionary,” defines the word unity as: “1. a state or fact of being one; oneness … 4. the fact or state of being united or combined into one, as the parts of a whole.” The word...

Years ago, I hurried while entering one of those large buildings in New York City. The person ahead of me held the door as I entered. I was focused on one business issue or another, and that simple...