Like many of us, when Megan Gannon lifts a concern in prayer, she turns to Mary, the mother of Jesus, first.
"I’m a big believer in the whole St. Louis de Montfort idea of 'to Jesus through Mary,'" said Gannon,...
Advent, the four-week period preceding Christmas, is a time to slow down as we wait in hopeful expectation for Christ's coming. It's a time to take stock of what's important in our lives, casting away extra commitments and wasted...
When the verses from Chapter 33 of the Book of Jeremiah are read as the first reading on the First Sunday of Advent this year, I will hear them in a new way.
The prophet's words, “The days are coming,...
WASHINGTON -- The abortion rate in the United States continues to decline, as do the number of abortions overall, according to a report issued Nov. 21 by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The drop in...
HOUSTON -- Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston called a series of news stories by CBS News on the church sex abuse scandal "inaccurate," saying they "demand a response."
"In these stories, CBS alleges that the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has...
VATICAN CITY -- The desire to spend vast amounts on shopping and needless extravagances can prevent Christians from being generous with others, Pope Francis said.
"Consumerism is a great disease today. I am not saying that we all do this,...
WASHINGTON -- Little-known fact: Classical-influenced jazz pianist Don Shirley, the focus of the new movie "Green Book," was a graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington.
The fact was so little-known that the university's music faculty didn't have...
Rev. Charles C. Garst, III, OSFS, a professed member of the Wilmington-Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 44 years, died on Nov. 22, 2018.
Born in Wilmington on Nov. 13, 1953, the son of Charles...
CHICAGO -- Sister Marie-Paule Willem, a Franciscan Missionary of Mary, who has been serving the poor in the U.S. and around the world for more than 60 years, will receive the 2018-2019 Lumen Christi Award from Catholic Extension.
"Working across...
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. -- Music played a big part in a Mass of remembrance for Jamie Schmidt Nov. 20 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in High Ridge, which was fitting because it had played a big part in...