Can St. Joseph Sell a House? Skip Burying Statue, Priests Say
By Maria Wiering
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — The folklore is well known: Need to sell a house? Bury a statue of St. Joseph in...
Hope Can Overcome the Most Painful Experiences, Msgr. Bransfield Tells USCCB
By Dennis Sadowski
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Suffering, physical or otherwise, “never cancels hope” no matter the circumstances, Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield told the bishops gathered...
First Communion recipient overcomes obstacle, gives hope to others
By Janet Jones
COLUMBUS, Texas (CNS) — Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring,...
For Chiefs’ Star Kicker, His Catholic Faith and Family are His...
By Andrew Fowler
Catholic News Service
Harrison Butker’s impact on the football field is tremendous. As the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, he was a...
Memorial Mass Recalls Those Lost to COVID-19, Offers Solace for Mourners
By Beth Griffin
BRONX, N.Y. (CNS) — As names of their loved ones lost to COVID-19 were read from the altar at St. John-Visitation Church,...
Miami archbishop, Boston cardinal, pastor offer prayers, comfort at site
SURFSIDE, Fla. (CNS) — After spending time at Surfside’s informal Wall of Remembrance memorial for the victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse, Miami...
Catholic college graduations, like the academic year, have made changes
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic college graduation ceremonies — like everything else this past year — look different. But they are primarily happening...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case
By Carol Zimmermann
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have...
Journalist Tells of Look nto Abuse Report, What Lies Ahead for...
By Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- The clergy sex abuse crisis that engulfed the U.S. church -- and has since spread globally...
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,...