I stood at the desk in my college apartment, holding a box of birth control pills. As I read the instructions, the lengthy list of side effects made me hesitate.
I had friends who experienced weight gain, mood swings, loss...
The Catholic Church's teaching on responsible parenthood is often overlooked, or simply unknown.
Pope Francis memorably countered popular misconceptions about the church's sexual teaching in 2015 aboard a flight when he bluntly said, "Some people believe that -- pardon my...
Fifty years after its promulgation, the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" has been labeled "prophetic."
Pope Paul VI understood that the quality of marital and parental love has social consequences.
Among other topics, the encyclical spells out the church's teaching on responsible parenthood.
It...
VATICAN CITY -- World War I and its aftermath changed the map of Europe, but also dismantled the notion of the "state church" in a way that forced the Catholic Church to discover again the authentic meaning of mission,...
WASHINGTON -- When Brett Kavanaugh took to the podium July 9 at the White House after being introduced as President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, he revealed, among other things, that his Catholic faith is a big part of...
COALVILLE, England -- Cistercian monks have opened the first Trappist brewery in England and are selling thousands of bottles of beer every day.
The monks at Mount St. Bernard Abbey in the English Midlands decided to brew beer to bring...
WASHINGTON -- Some of migrant children under age 5 separated from their families by the government were reunited with loved ones July 9 with help from Catholic organizations.
About two dozen families in all were brought back together on that...
WASHINGTON -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a pretty good guy, according to Msgr. John Enzler, his former pastor and the current president and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington.
He first met Kavanaugh, whom President Donald Trump...
VATICAN CITY -- Documents in the Vatican Secret Archives and the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prove it was a "myth" that Blessed Paul VI largely set out on his own in writing "Humanae...
WASHINGTON -- Newspapers of every type, Catholic papers included, are seeking relief from the U.S. government after six months of increased costs due to tariffs on imported Canadian newsprint.
The Catholic Press Association, which includes English-speaking Canada, is a member...