WASHINGTON -- An independent investigation into the much-discussed encounter that went viral between Catholic high school students, a Native American tribal leader and members of another protest group on the Lincoln Memorial grounds in Washington in January found no...
WASHINGTON -- Gary Sinise, the actor perhaps best known for playing Lieutenant Dan in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump," followed a rather unusual path to becoming a Catholic.
In a Feb. 4 telephone interview with Catholic News Service from Los...
WILMINGTON – Domestic violence is a principal platform for Miss Delaware 2018, Joanna Wicks. She was excited to head to Wilmington on Feb. 12 to witness Gov. John Carney sign a proclamation designating February as teen dating violence prevention...
VATICAN CITY -- All eyes and ears will be on the Vatican during an unprecedented gathering Feb. 21-24 to discuss the protection of minors in the Catholic Church.
When Pope Francis announced the international meeting in September, it sparked an...
WASHINGTON — When Lent begins March 6, U.S. Catholics will likely be more than ready for it.
This set-aside time for prayer and reflection — after all the church has been through in recent months — could provide both a...
VATICAN CITY — To keep silent about the truths of the Catholic faith or to teach the contrary is a form of religious deception that comes from the anti-Christ, said Cardinal Gerhard Muller.
The purpose of the church and its...
Catholic representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, defining work for the next four years, looked for ways to build on the foundations of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’“ so it is taken into account by all nations.
The representatives...
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's refusal to allow an imam to be present at a Muslim man's execution Feb. 7 was "unjust treatment" that is "disturbing to people of all faiths," said two U.S bishops.
"People deserve to be accompanied...
Sunday Mass is crowded. Slowly, beginning in the front pews, people stand and head toward the altar. You know the moment. Everyone is lining up to receive holy Communion.
As an extraordinary minister of holy Communion, I have observed this...
The winter sports are one fewer this week, as wrestling held its team championship meet over the weekend. Basketball enters the final full week of the regular season, while swimming concludes on Tuesday and hockey is just about done....