Founded in 1999 with Passionist Fr. Thomas Berry, this Vermont community strives to be earth conscious and demonstrate an appreciation and reverence of God's creations.

At a conference at the Vatican, physicists and theologians made the case for cooperation between faith and science.

River flooding forced the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. The shrine complex remained open to visitors. A morning Mass, however, was canceled Sept. 7 at the major Catholic pilgrimage site, which has experienced several major floods in recent years.

"I could really use my prayers right now. My school is getting shot up." The text message arrived at 10:39 a.m. Sept. 4 on youth minister Tania Martinez's phone. 

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe said the plaque "stands as a permanent and painful reminder of the suffering endured by victims of clergy sexual abuse within our archdiocese."

James V. Grimaldi, a multiple Pulitzer Prize winner and investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has been named the new executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter.

Pope Francis on Sept. 9 arrived on the small island of East Timor where he issued a broad condemnation of abuse, but stopped short of specifically addressing the church's complicated record on clergy sex abuse in a nation that is the most Catholic country in the world, outside of the Vatican.

An August visit to the Vatican by Lazarus Chakwera, president of Malawi, brought mixed reaction from Catholics in the African country. 

The pope's words, said at a mosque in the most populous Muslim nation on earth, invite all of us Catholics to think about how we encounter persons of other religions.

As the Democrats' 2024 platform omits the abolition of the death penalty and Donald Trump vows to expand executions, grassroots activists keep the fight alive through prayer vigils, protests, and legislative efforts.