osv.comJuly 31, 2014

Panel warns of marijuana dangers
At a Colorado discussion, religious figures and medical experts shed a moral light on cannabis use, which is now legal in two states.
  
  
A Marian month
Most people are familiar with the feast of the Assumption, but did you know there are four more days that celebrate Our Lady in August?
  
  
Churches increase security
Inner-city clergy and parishes face the challenge of balancing safety with ministering to their communities.
  
  
World Meeting of Families: Your questions answered
In a little over a year, Catholics from around the world will be traveling to Philadelphia for the eighth annual gathering focused on bolstering the basic cell of society.
  
  
Mullane: Are we missing the road map to heaven?
Not going to church is like leaving our GPS at home.
  
  
Editorial: Into the weeds
The momentum is gaining to legalize recreational marijuana use in the United States. Here are five reasons not to do it.
  
  

  
"Let's remember that everything is lost with war and nothing is lost with peace."
-- Pope Francis, after his July 27 Angelus in St. Peter's Square.
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