VATICAN CITY – In the days leading to Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to his homeland Sept. 22-25, German media were asking whether the pope would feel at home in the country he left 30 years ago.Read More
As at least seven women entered a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on Howard Street in Baltimore April 10, about 200 Catholics stood on the opposite side of the street and peacefully prayed for them and their unborn children.Read More
In response to the opinions of Tom Sheahen and Louie Verrecchio (CR, Dec. 6), contrary to popular “conservative” media, climate change has been definitively connected with human burning of fossil fuels. This has been substantiated by reputable scientists from around the world, not only from those of the IPCC. Most of the skepticism has been...Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services is reporting an increase in the number of seminarians who want to become military chaplains.Read More
These 40 days and 40 nights, immersed in sacred Scripture, retelling the story of Jesus gave much to talk about. Even the moments of silence when Christ was brought up on charges during the trial speak volumes of the one who is the “Word made flesh.”Read More
The rich, melodic sound of horns filled Baltimore’s Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Dec. 13, ushering in the Christmas season for patrons of Catholic Charities’ Christmas festival.Read More
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Iowa’s Catholic bishops vigorously disagreed with the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision April 3 that strikes down state law defining marriage as a union of one man and one woman.Read More
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia – Half a millennium has passed since missionaries arrived in what is now Latin America, and the region – which was then inhabited entirely by native peoples, some with complex civilizations – is now considered the most Catholic in the world.Read More
CONYERS, Ga. – “I wanted to be a simple religious. A nobody would be the best thing,” said Trappist Father Luke Kot, who helped establish Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers 65 years ago.Read More
WASHINGTON – A new comic book produced by the Archdiocese of New York aims to help middle school and high school students protect themselves from sexual predators and have the courage to report improper advances.Read More