Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON — A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal...

WASHINGTON — Jeannie Gaffigan didn’t initially set out to write a book about having her brain tumor removed. It is a story that pretty much...

BALTIMORE -- The day after the U.S. bishops were encouraged at their Baltimore meeting to bring young people back to the church, they were...

BALTIMORE -- In his final address as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston told his fellow...

WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network have been joined by celebrities such as...

WASHINGTON -- Like most parish priests, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti celebrates Mass, baptizes babies, gives marriage preparation talks and provides pastoral care that often involves...

WASHINGTON  -- The Supreme Court announced Oct. 4, just three days before it begins its new term, that it will add an abortion case...

WASHINGTON — Blessed John Henry Newman dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities. So it is only fitting...

WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, the well-known advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, was not always doing this work. It came out...

WASHINGTON -- Cokie Roberts, a broadcast journalist and political commentator who spoke publicly about her Catholic faith and her admiration for the Sacred Heart...