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TORONTO -- According to the Catholic Civil Rights League's database, at least 85 Catholic churches have been set ablaze or vandalized since the unproven discovery May 27, 2021, of 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential...
A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church. Stunned parishioners at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia raised their hands above their heads as several law...
WASHINGTON -- This year, the national March for Life in Washington Jan. 19 promises to empower women facing unexpected pregnancies with the message that they are not alone -- and that the pro-life movement is ready and waiting to...
Sunday Scripture readings for Jan. 21, 2024, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Jon 3:1-5, 10  Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9  1 Cor 7:29-31  Mk 1:14-20 Following Jesus involves sacrifice and surrender, trust and change Do you hear it? Jonah did. So did the brothers...
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with the Executive Director of La Plaza Delaware, Ms. Mary Dupont. For the last several years, the organization has been assisting Latino entrepreneurs navigate the governmental and cultural obstacles to starting and...
WILMINGTON — Saint Mark’s wrestling team has participated in several big multi-school events this season, but they may have had Jan. 17 circled on the calendar. The Spartans kicked off their dual-meet campaign at defending Division I state champion...
WASHINGTON -- The chief congressional tax writers announced Jan. 16 a framework for a bipartisan, bicameral deal that would enhance the Child Tax Credit, a provision some Catholic organizations have long sought as a pro-family and anti-poverty effort. The framework...
WASHINGTON -- Even with the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning the landmark Roe ruling, "human life remains gravely threatened by legalized abortion in most states and it continues to be aggressively promoted at the federal level," the U.S....
VATICAN CITY -- An emphasis on God's mercy has so dominated Pope Francis' pontificate that it should surprise no one that he said he hopes hell is empty. Yet, a firestorm erupted on social media after Pope Francis was asked...
ROME -- To understand how the Catholic Church interacts with contemporary world, young people must learn the significance and historical context of the Second Vatican Council, the head of the Vatican office for new evangelization said. Overlooking Vatican II would...