WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Jerome E. Listecki of La Crosse, Wis., to be the archbishop of Milwaukee and Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg, Pa., to be the bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind.Read More

One of Deacon Charles Hiebler’s greatest joys as a permanent deacon is witnessing weddings. Working with young couples preparing to commit their lives to one another helps strengthen his own faith and life commitments, he said.Read More

ROME – In a solemn ceremony rich in ancient symbolism, Pope Benedict XVI placed the pallium, a white woolen vestment, around the shoulders of Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien June 29 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.Read More

Exactly 169 years after the first Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrived in Cincinnati to establish schools in the U.S., the sisters from the Ohio Province officially welcomed members of the congregation’s Maryland Province as the two provinces completed a merger Oct. 31.Read More

“There's an 'app' for that!” How many times do we hear this phrase in advertisements?Read More

WASHINGTON – As a cardinal from Vietnam began his U.S. tour, he advised Vietnamese Catholics living in North America to integrate with the faithful in their newly adopted country, but remain close to the culture of their homeland and remember its martyrs.Read More

WASHINGTON – With studies confirming that a high percentage of U.S. clerics are overweight and lead inactive and nutritionally unhealthy lifestyles, several Catholic leaders in interviews with Catholic News Service said priests should focus on their bodies with the same care they give the souls of their parishioners.Read More

I was so pleased to read the article by Father Joseph Breighner (Oct. 15, CR) about Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz. It was very appropriate to read about Father Al’s life and sacrifices for the poor in Korea, the Philippines and Mexico on a weekend when we celebrate missionaries. He is highly regarded in the countries where...Read More