IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Vatican's removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick "is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated," said the...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul Haring By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic bishops near the U.S.-Mexico border, joined by other U.S. prelates, voiced opposition immediately after...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even if Christians struggle to recognize him with his "torn clothes (and) dirty feet," Jesus is present in the migrants...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz Muth By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A group of city commissioners in the border city of McAllen, Texas, voted in mid-February to remove from a building a popular...
This week Grotto catches up with Kelli Plevyak, founder of Count on Kids. She’s on a mission to create tomorrow’s socially-conscious leaders by getting them involved in facilitating community...
Chances are good that you know someone who identifies as a survivor of sexual assault. Recent statistics indicate that in the US, 1 in 3 women, 1 in 6 men, and up to 66 percent of transgender...
Growing up, I had such terrible anxiety that I actively avoided talking to boys my own age until I was 16. I finally realized that if I ever wanted to get married and have a family — two vocations...