Commencement speech (excerpts) by Cadesh Odou
This year came with a lot of “lasts”, “last first day of high school”, “last day of classes”, “last school dance”, or “last time I’ll ever have to take an AP exam.” And although...
The Mexican bishops' conference expressed solidarity with migrants "suffering persecution and violence" in the United States amid protests roiling Los Angeles.
The conference called for the "dignity and rights of all to be respected" as images of the protests --...
Saint Mark’s High School welcomed 231 alumni on May 31. Bishop Koenig presided.
The student speakers were Aidan Venters and Cadesh Odou.
Patrick Hogate earned the Ronald R. Russo Memorial Award for Academic Excellence, and he merited departmental honors in creative...
VATICAN CITY -- The cultural and pastoral diversity among clergy is not a burden but a gift that should enrich communion within the church rather than fragment it, Pope Leo XIV told the priests and deacons of the Diocese...
Scripture readings for June 15, 2025, Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Prv 8:22-31 Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Rom 5:1-5 Jn 16:12-15
"Remember you're speaking as a Catholic," St. Augustine thundered once in a sermon.
But he wasn't talking about the sacraments....
On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk to Louisiana-based author, attorney and theologian, Scott L. Smith, Jr., about his latest book, "Near-Death Experiences."
Catholic saints and mystics have been having near-death and out-of-body experiences for thousands...
BALTIMORE -- The legacy of George Herman "Babe" Ruth continues to grace his native town more than a century after his rise to international baseball renown.
Largely considered one of the most influential sports figures of all time, the "Sultan...
VATICAN CITY -- Chinese officials recognized Pope Leo XIV's appointment of an auxiliary bishop in the province of Fujian, China, the Vatican announced June 11.
It was the pope's first appointment of a bishop in China since his election May...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV met with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres during a private audience at the Vatican June 11.
The meeting with the U.N. chief took place in the pope's study in the Paul VI Audience Hall before...
VATICAN CITY -- When anyone cries out to God for healing or help, God always listens, Pope Leo XIV said.
"There is no cry that God does not hear, even when we are not aware we are addressing him," the...