In a new apostolic exhortation released on Holy Thursday, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix called on the faithful — clergy, religious and laity — to develop a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of ...
Catholic bishops who head the U.S. and Mexico dioceses along the border that separates them, along with the chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee, issued a joint statement April 1 urging governments, political leaders ...
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops was "thrilled to report" the state Senate passed several pro-life bills supported by the conference, executive director Jennifer Allmon said March 31.
"These include our top priorities, the Chemical Abortion ...
At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready to enter the fullness of the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation.
In all, 270 adults will ...
Asian and Pacific Islander Catholic groups and a number of Catholic bishops have joined their voices with others in calling for an end to violence and hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island ...
While fewer than half of American adults responding to a recent poll said they are members of a church, synagogue or mosque, the findings do not necessarily mean that people have lost faith in God, ...
The University of Mary's Marek Dojs sees a lot of symbolism in decorating Easter eggs in the Pysanky Slavic style, and as he teaches his students the ancient folk art, he ties in its spiritual ...
As Catholics entered Holy Week March 28, during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez reflected on how again the celebration is happening ...
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, is working with at least 60 families whose homes sustained damage in a spring tornado.
Additional outreach is planned to dozens of Hispanic families living in areas south ...
Throughout Holy Week, the Church’s liturgies walk the faithful through the most dramatic events of salvation history. They are longer, typically, and not necessarily what the lay faithful are used to experiencing on most Sundays ...