Tagged Religion

On Feb. 14, the Vatican reported that Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital due to a concerning and worsening respiratory emergency. Though seemingly sudden and unexpected, the symptoms...

Last Wednesday, Feb. 14, was Ash Wednesday, which marked the first day of the Lenten season. If you attended mass that day then you also received ashes on your forehead and heard one of two phrases: “Repent...

Pope Francis is not happy with extremist U.S. Catholics. In his latest effort to combat the rise of conservative extremism that has become more concerning in recent years, Pope Francis has “relieved”...

Just outside the entrance to the Pedro Arupe, S.J. Campus Ministry Center, a wooden stake stands in a pile of multicolored stones. The stake is covered with white signage, the words of each plaque written in...

Over the past couple of months, I have begun to hear more about the impending “enrollment cliff”. University of Pittsburgh analytics professor Andy Hannah estimated that the number of students entering...

Last semester, for our RLST 1601 “Honors Religion in the US” course, we were tasked with creating our own class about religion in the US. We found ourselves intrigued by the Satanic religions and figured...

Members of the Fairfield community are welcome to participate in Eucharistic Adoration at the Egan Chapel of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The practice, referred to as “Holy Hour,” takes place from 8 to 9...

In the inaugural “Faith and Leaders for Racial Justice” lecture, presented by the Office of Mission and Ministry, Fairfield University welcomed Wilton Cardinal Gregory to discuss racial injustice in the...

In an increasingly divided nation, American Catholics have established a new point of disagreement. A new controversy has arisen on the question of receiving Holy Communion, particularly with regard to...

“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”, these words uttered by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 have solidified themselves in human history. Once man placed his breath upon the embers of...