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Pope urges families build a better future through stronger prayer life
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has asked families to set aside time to pray both individually and together as a family.
His prayer intention for...
Religious sites around Washington D.C. show it is not just a...
WASHINGTON -- Washington isn't exactly known for its religious memorials.
Tourists visit D.C. to see the Capitol, the White House, the Washington Memorial and other...
Archbishop Gregory says President Trump has ‘deepened divisions’ with remarks about...
WASHINGTON -- Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said recent public comments by President Donald Trump and others about Baltimore and the responses those remarks...
Bishop James Checchio decries legalization of physician-assisted suicide in New Jersey
METUCHEN, N.J. -- New Jersey's new law allowing assisted suicide, effective Aug. 1, "points to an "utter failure" on the part of government and...
Siena College’s president recalled for commitment, ‘servant leadership’ while serving college
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y.-- Franciscan Brother F. Edward Coughlin, president of Siena College for the past five years, died July 30 following complications from nonemergency heart...
Covington Catholic student’s defamation suit against Washington Post is tossed
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A federal judge July 26 dismissed a $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post by a Kentucky Catholic high school student,...
Take a look at U.S. history if you have mixed emotions...
By Hosffman Ospino
To speak of immigration and refugees in the United States of America at this historical juncture is risky business. One never knows...
Each parish is called to bring catechesis to persons with disabilities
The 2017 "Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Person with Disabilities" say that "pastors are responsible to provide evangelization, catechetical formation and...
A powerful sign: The catechesis of children with disabilities
The letter found me, although many years and miles had passed. I still remembered "Gloria," a student with Down syndrome, who as a child...
Speaker: Catholic liberal education instills wisdom, virtue in students
WASHINGTON — A sea of both experienced Catholic liberal teachers and neophytes eager to learn about the educational philosophy gathered at The Catholic University...