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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' planned trip to the eastern Mediterranean in December will focus on migration, Catholic-Orthodox relations and promoting peace in a region known more for its vacation spots than its ongoing political tensions.

WASHINGTON — The proposed Build Back Better Act has much-needed provisions "uplifting the common good," but "it is completely unacceptable" the current House version of the bill "expands taxpayer funding of abortion," the chairmen of six committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 3.

Psalm 30 tells us a great deal about morning: "At dusk weeping comes for the night; but at dawn there is rejoicing."

Disposition of altar relics

Q. I know there is an official procedure for churches that are (sadly) no longer used for Catholic worship. What happens to saints' relics in the altar if the church is sold or torn down? (southwest Indiana)

Try this. Step back and survey your family — and don’t pronounce any judgment on all the various ways you, your spouse and children may or may not overdo it with smartphones, social media, TV, fantasy football, gaming, Netflix, online shopping, food, beer … Just observe all of this.   

National Hispanic Heritage Month ended Oct. 15, but at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Potomac Shores, the celebration continues with student-led service.

I’ve been telling you that one of my favorite books lately has been “Morality” by the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. I love it on so many levels. It crosses political divides and just shares flat-out wisdom, on both a personal and a social level. I think if we all would put his ideas into practice, the world would be a lot better place.

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