Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON — Although her work along the Texas-Mexico border has brought her fame and celebrity, Sister Norma Pimentel, a member of the Missionaries of...

WASHINGTON — Charles Schulz, in his “Peanuts” comic strip, coined the adage, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” However, the results of a wide-ranging study that...

WASHINGTON — In the beginning, humans regulated their day by the rising and the setting of the sun. Then someone invented the concept of...

WASHINGTON -- Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, Virginia, quoted from Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien to make a pro-life point during his homily at...

WASHINGTON -- The two Supreme Court cases that legalized abortion virtually on demand in the United States were based on "deception," said Archbishop Joseph...

WASHINGTON -- Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas? Thought not. Neither did several Catholic organizations, despite the last-minute flurry of legislation typical of...

WASHINGTON -- The supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, calling the organization "an American Catholic cultural icon," said senators have no business questioning...

WASHINGTON — Alternatives to the use of fetal tissue from abortions are already plentiful, asserted one speaker at a Nov. 27 forum on the...

WASHINGTON -- To hear the voices of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist from Michigan in Washington, the best bet was...

BALTIMORE -- As the U.S. bishops, individually and collectively, pursue "best practices" in their dioceses and for the country on how to deal with...