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Retired pope, Vatican cardinal write book defending priestly celibacy

Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of a man to his vocation, “it does not seem possible to realize both vocations simultaneously,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a new book.

Puerto Rico reels under successive earthquakes; Catholic church damaged

At least one person has died and one Catholic church was destroyed by the latest of a series of earthquakes to rock Puerto Rico.

Iowa priest-photographer surprised by appeal of viral cattle cross image

Thousands have seen the photograph and its impact continues weeks after the priest took the shot.

Movie Review: ‘Underwater’

Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.

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