VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The "sense of mystery" and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by "creative" elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his...
VATICAN CITY -- When received with faith, the Eucharist not only nourishes and satisfies one's hunger for consolation and love, but gives Christians the strength to nourish others, Pope Francis said.
Addressing an estimated 20,000 people gathered in St. Peter's...
WASHINGTON -- Decrying President Joe Biden's new executive order on abortion, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee said Aug. 5 that "continued promotion of abortion takes lives and irreparably harms vulnerable pregnant mothers, their families and society."
"Even...
MEXICO CITY -- U.S. members of Congress have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to "work closely with the Mexican government to sure there is full accountability for the murders" of two Jesuits in their parish...
LOS ANGELES -- Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Aug. 2. He was 94.
"We have lost...
WASHINGTON -- Faith-based groups are voicing worries that lawmakers will extend already existing provisions to further prevent immigrants from entering the U.S. as legislators haggle over what will be included in a historic $260 billion spending bill focused on...
Proposed federal regulatory changes to the Affordable Care Act will mean "woke" political correctness will trump medical and ethical considerations, likely exacerbating a nursing and physician shortage in the U.S.
That's one assessment on the proposed revisions released July 25...
When I was a child, one of my father's hobbies was making telescopes. He would work for hours grinding mirrors, carefully calculating and recalculating his work, often consulting with other amateur and even professional astronomers along the way.
When he'd...
BRISTOL, R.I. (CNS) -- "How can you mend a broken heart?"
In 1971, this question provided the Bee Gees with their first No. 1 single in the United States. Now, the same query is at the heart (so to speak)...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- How to be true pastors in the world.
That was the message Nashville Bishop J. Mark Spalding shared with members of the Knights of Columbus from all over the world as they, along with their families, gathered...