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Pope Francis adds new titles for Mary to the litany: ‘Comfort...
VATICAN CITY -- Among the many titles under which Catholics invoke Mary, Pope Francis has asked them to add "Mother of Mercy," "Mother of...
Church reopenings during pandemic underscore the need for community
St. John XXIII Parish is 15 years old this summer. I have been pastor throughout that time. There was the initial planting of a...
Scholarship honors Indianapolis Catholic Chris Beaty who gave up life to...
INDIANAPOLIS -- When someone was considering which high school to attend, Chris Beaty never wavered from his belief the choice should be Cathedral High...
Baltimore Bishop-designate Lewandowski urges more coronavirus testing for hard-hit Latino, African...
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore pastor who was recently named an auxiliary bishop for the Baltimore Archdiocese has appealed to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to...
Death penalty critics take aim at federal government’s push to move...
WASHINGTON -- Critics of the death penalty denounced the decision June 15 by Attorney General William Barr to set execution dates for four federal...
Catholic Extension study lists highest, lowest COVID-19 rates by U.S. diocese...
CHICAGO — An analysis conducted by the staff of Catholic Extension found that dioceses it supports financially have the nation’s most — and least...
USCCB President Archbishop Gomez says Supreme Court gender ruling ‘an injustice...
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he is "deeply concerned" that by ruling federal law protects LGBT workers from discrimination,...
Ethical solutions to coronavirus vaccine endorsed by Vatican, bishops
VATICAN CITY -- Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia made headlines when he described as a "work of the devil" attempts to find...
‘We failed’ is the most honest way to describe what happened...
By Hosffman Ospino
Strolling through the streets of our neighborhood as part of our daily walk, my 6-year-old daughter blurted a question I knew was...
Father’s Day: People call me ‘Father,’ but I don’t have kids
People call me Father, but I don't have kids. And when folks call me Father, they sure as heck don't mean that I'm God....