BALTIMORE -- The gathering of U.S. bishops June 11-13 in Baltimore was anything but business as usual.
"The spring meetings are usually more pastoral, and the November meeting has a heavier agenda," said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia,...
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. bishops met in Baltimore for their spring general assembly, social media users had the opportunity to pose questions to bishops the evenings of June 11 and June 12 via the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
My husband is down in the kitchen, cooking eggs for our four boys. From upstairs, I hear him serve up a little extra on the side: a classic dad joke about "makin’ bacon." As I smirk to myself, I...
By Hosffman Ospino
At the end of 2018, the Catholic bishops of the United States approved "Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love," a pastoral letter against racism.
Have you read this important letter? Did you know that such...
The first time I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit, I was four years old.
It was late, much past my bedtime. I'd had a difficult time falling asleep. My room had been invaded by shadows, each growing more...
Some things happen in a blaze of splendor like a fireworks display. Others are as simple and sweet as a smooth stone being slipped into a still summer lake. Such was the deceptive quietness of Ruby's calm remark, one...
Back in the olden days, before foreign governments could be accused of hacking and influencing our elections, serious discussions took place about using cutting-edge technology to make it easier to vote.
Let people vote by way of this new Internet...
VATICAN CITY — Christians must not underestimate the importance of embracing and assisting the poor, oppressed and outcast, Pope Francis said.
Not only did Jesus entrust his disciples with the task of continuing his ministry on earth by giving hope...
BALTIMORE — While the sex abuse crisis consumed the June meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, prelates who work on the border, such as Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, have been facing a...
BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops approved a plan to implement the “motu proprio” “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” (“You are the light of the world”) issued in May by Pope Francis to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from...