Birmingham Diocese Helping 60 Families After Spring Tornadoes
by Dennis Sadowski
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, is working with at least 60 families whose homes sustained damage in a spring...
Facing death, priest turns his farewell into teachable moment
By Liz Chandler
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (CNS) — As dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Father Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North...
Bishops, Other Pro-Life Leaders Decry Biden Action Ending ‘Mexico City Policy’
By Julie Asher
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called...
Religious Freedom Advocates: Will New Administration Continue Support?
By Kurt Jensen
WASHINGTON (CNS) — One of the most frequently expressed questions during an international religious freedom symposium Nov. 19 was whether the attention...
Children’s Book Chronicling Saints’ Lives Shows They Were ‘Relentlessly Human’
By  George P. Matysek Jr.
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom,...
Parishes Should Plan Now How to Welcome Back Parishioners to Church
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Even with many recent hopeful signs on vaccinations and the reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases, there is...
National Shrine to host May 17 worldwide praying of the Rosary
By Richard Szczepanowski
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday,...
Called to the Priesthood: My Surprise Los Angeles Story
By Daniel J. Roberts
National Vocations Awareness Week is Nov. 1-7.Â
(CNS) I arrived in Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 2007, the feast of St. Francis...
Nuncio points to dialogue as a step toward unity after pandemic
By Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The papal nuncio to the United States told the U.S. bishops that dialogue is a key step on the...
Joining Catholic Church amid pandemic is ‘courageous choice,’ says priest
By Jai Agnish
NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — At parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark, the Easter Vigil will mark a significant milestone for catechumens ready...