As the nation continues to reckon with the legacy of residential boarding schools for Indigenous children, three U.S. Catholic bishops have urged the federal government to include in that process religious communities, which, along with the federal government, operated...
CHICAGO -- In Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, St. Adalbert Church, built by Polish immigrants in 1874, has deep significance for generations of parishioners.
It was closed in 2019 by the Chicago Archdiocese as part of a consolidation of Catholic churches in...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' trip to Asia and Oceania in September will be a trip of religious, economic and social contrasts.
Visiting four nations Sept. 2-13, the 87-year-old pope will be making the longest trip of his pontificate, both...
The supernatural is real.
We all know it. We all know that there are "things visible and invisible," and we've all experienced moments where the veil between the two has thinned-out and surprised us -- through our dreams, our guts...
OCEAN CITY, Md. -- Voices filled the beach beneath a blue sky and brilliant sunshine as Father Lance Martin, adminstrator of St. Mary Star of the Sea parish, blessed the ocean on the feast of Our Lady of the...
Q: What is the position or rule of the church concerning cremation? (Indiana)
A: There is a short answer to your question in Paragraph 2301 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which tells us that: "The Church permits cremation,...
By Mary DeTurris Poust, OSV News
Out in my perennial garden, nestled among the bleeding hearts and hyacinths, stands a well-worn clay statue of St. Francis of Assisi made by an artisan in Mexico. The unusual characteristics of the statue...
By Brother Guy Consolmagno, OSV News
"What do I do if science tells me one thing but religion tells me another thing? Which do I believe?"
There's a false assumption at the center of that question, because neither science nor religion...
VATICAN CITY -- Mary is not a "motionless wax statue," but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said.
Reciting the Angelus prayer with...
Among the many highlights for me from this summer's 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis was the overwhelming sense of camaraderie, community and communion that dominated the week. I encountered friends, friends of friends, and met many new friends,...