Catholic News Service
Honoring saints can heal body, soul, says priest leading relics tour
MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Father Carlos Martins preaches that for Catholics to reach heaven, they must possess forgiving hearts, participate in the sacraments and live...
U.S. lay missioner in Salvador works to address root causes of...
LAS DELICIAS, El Salvador — Halfway up the back slope of San Salvador volcano, Cesar Hernandez wakes up at 4 a.m. and leaves his...
Archbishop Wilton Gregory appointment in Washington draws praise within archdiocese
WASHINGTON -- There were no smokestacks, nor surprises in Washington with the appointment of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as the new head of the...
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta named to replace Cardinal Wuerl as...
WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has named Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta as the new archbishop of Washington.
The appointment was announced April 4 in...
Canadian nun, sexologist: Catholics must increase their sexual maturity
QUEBEC CITY — A Canadian nun with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology said the sex abuse crisis in the church does not mean “the...
Texas attorney general looking into San Antonio vote to bar Chick-fil-A...
SAN ANTONIO -- The marketplace should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, not elected officials, said San Antonio...
Catholic leaders object to proposed changes in SNAP federal nutrition program
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined representatives of two leading Catholic charitable organizations in calling on a federal agency to withdraw...
Education, civil rights leader Norman Francis to receive Notre Dame’s Laetare...
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- Norman C. Francis, who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana for 47 years and has been a prominent...
We are all prodigal children in the eyes of our Father
On this Fourth Sunday of Lent, we hear the parable of the prodigal son. When I was a kid, my father spoke to me...
Parable of the prodigal son reminds us that no matter what,...
As a child I was an overachiever with a strong competitive streak. I couldn't stand to lose at anything, not even Candy Land! By...