How much do you really know about the Catholic Church — its saints, teachings, historical events, etc.? For example, do you know how many popes have visited the United States or which famous American author’s ...
Have you ever wondered just what makes a basilica a basilica? These significant churches, designated by the pope and given prominence among other churches, come with special responsibilities and certain honorifics. Basilicas can serve as ...
As our country reels in pain and fear, the Church should make a concerted and coordinated effort to bring greater attention to the witness and holiness of those African-Americans with open canonization causes. In them, ...
The sufferings and difficulties posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting crisis in society have been faced by humanity at different times. But it’s also true that the threats we are facing are unique ...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. bishops, under the leadership of Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will consecrate the United States to ...
Michael Heinlein, editor of SimplyCatholic.com and author of a forthcoming biography of Cardinal Francis E. George, writes about how the late cardinal’s lasting legacy can help the faithful during the time of the coronavirus pandemic, ...
American Catholics are facing an unimaginable Holy Week this year. With the suspension of public Masses throughout every diocese in all 50 states, there will be no Palm Sundays in our parishes, no Triduum liturgies, ...
It’s important to recall that, although our obligation to attend Mass might be dispensed, we are never dispensed from honoring the Third Commandment to “keeping holy the Sabbath.” Sunday remains to be set apart as ...
There were great expectations that Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia, which was released February twelfth, would address the recommendation of last fall’s synod of bishops to ordain certain married men in South America’s ...
Michael R. Heinlein, editor of OSV’s website Simply Catholic, writes that the question of loosening the discipline of priestly celibacy should be made with full consultation of the bishops of the Church, and it is ...
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