Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities said March 20 that he prayed the Supreme Court would "do the right...

Spiritual writer, Kathleen Norris, in her book, "The Cloister Walk," shares her Holy Week schedule. It includes morning prayers, choir rehearsal, evening liturgy services...

The Palm Sunday cry, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,"   challenges every Christian and every Christian community. During Holy Week, we...

WASHINGTON -- The chairmen of two U.S. bishops' committees March 14 called the First Amendment Defense Act "a modest and important measure" because it...

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio (CNS) -- When Sister Anne McCrohan said goodbye to her parents and most of her 10 siblings at a train station in...

When I was in college, a classmate posted on Ash Wednesday that she was giving up Facebook for Lent. Thursday, she joined Twitter. Funny?...

Humility seeks to put others first and ourselves last. For the Christian, it is about putting Christ first. Mindfulness of others, gratitude, our constant need for...

CAMDEN, N.J. -- At an unprecedented meeting with student leaders from all nine South Jersey Catholic high schools, Camden Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan asked,...

SYRACUSE. N.Y. -- In the nautical world, a "spar" is the straight pole used to support the sails and rigging of a ship. In the...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Events around the country are marking National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14. It's the fifth annual celebration of women religious taking place...