A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key -- and contentious -- issues.
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, issued a video statement April 8 arguing abortion should be left to individual states to legislate and declining to back federal restrictions sought by pro-life activists.
Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document.
Archbishop Bernard Hebda set an ambitious goal in his 2022 pastoral letter: all parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis were to launch small groups building community and forming missionary disciples in 2024.
An April 15 sold-out banquet will honor former Catholic Athletic Association (CAA) players — Joe Mauer of Minnesota Twins fame and Hannah Brandt, a center for Boston in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) — and will celebrate the CAA’s 75 years serving parochial schools in the Twin Cities and sites beyond.