Abortion -- an act performed with the sole or primary intent of ending human life in the womb -- is never medically necessary, according to medical doctors and Catholic experts on the issue.
"The direct killing of an unborn child...
WASHINGTON -- After lawmakers returned to Washington from their August recess, they faced a familiar deadline: Passing legislation to fund the federal government and avert a shutdown at the end of September.
A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis' Office for the Mission of Catholic Education has asked people to pray the rosary at 10 a.m. CT Sept. 5 for those affected by the Aug. 27 shooting...
CHICAGO -- As Pope Leo XIV neared his 70th birthday Sept. 14, those closest to the American-born pontiff said they knew, very early on, that he was in for lifelong service to the church.
There was not one specific instance...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church needs the theological study and model of Mary, Pope Leo XIV said, calling for a great promotion of Mariology in parishes, religious life and educational centers.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, "never ceases to...
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education will issue new guidance "protecting the right to prayer" in public schools, President Donald Trump said Sept. 8 during remarks at the Museum of the Bible for the Department of Justice's Religious Liberty...
DOVER — Holy Cross High School welcomed its inaugural class on Aug. 27 with “joyful song and heartfelt prayer,” according to the school.
School president Tom Fertal marked this historic moment for Catholic education in Kent County by literally singing...
VATICAN CITY -- The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God's plan, Pope Leo XIV said, proclaiming two new saints -- two young laymen of the 20th and 21st centuries.
"Sts. Pier Giorgio...
The Catholic Church has its first millennial saint. At a packed canonization Mass in Rome, with 80,000 attending, it was the face of the mother that said it all during the canonization Mass -- Antonia Salzano was moved beyond...
As previous complaints have emerged about an accused priest recently arrested in an online sting operation, a Wisconsin diocese has said "there is no cover-up."
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, issued a Sept. 6 message in both English...