BOISE, Idaho (CNS) -- The Idaho Supreme Court Aug. 12 upheld a state law that bans abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. The law will take effect Aug. 25.
A Planned...
MONTREAL (CNS) -- Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, is named in a list of alleged abusers filed in support of a class-action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
The cardinal, a close adviser to Pope...
One of my daughters recently reunited with college roommates on the opposite coast. It was her first airplane flight since COVID-19, and the first time she would be away, overnight, from her almost 2-year-old daughter. She was nervous.
The 2-year-old?...
Landmark legislation to address climate change, reduce prescription drug costs and establish a minimum tax on large corporations once thought dead but was suddenly passed by the Senate is being hailed by Catholic advocates.
"It's a minor miracle that it...
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Beachgoers might have been a bit surprised.
Several dozen worshipers, altar boys and Father John T. Solomon held the annual Blessing of the Sea in Ocean City on Monday, Aug. 15. It's a traditional event on...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis dedicated his general audience talk to the urgent need for young and old to come together so older people can share their faith and wisdom about the world.
"Let's think about dialogue, about the alliance...
The church in the Diocese of Wilmington does a lot of things well, but there are areas that need to be improved to make it a more welcoming institution, according to a report compiled after months of information-gathering ahead...
First person account written by Renée Roden and James Murphy for Catholic News Service
It was around 6 p.m. on a Monday night, and as we walked the final stretch of our nine-mile hike to St. James Catholic Church, we...
ST. LOUIS -- With a focus on social justice, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious concluded its annual general assembly with an eye on the issues that will guide its commitments for the next three years and a celebration...
WASHINGTON -- St. Anthony Catholic School in Northeast Washington has been vandalized twice in less than a week in what the principal of the school is calling "a hate crime."
"When they tore up benches out front, that was vandalism,"...