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Among the top life issues for Catholics are abortion, capital punishment and assisted suicide, but only abortion is addressed by both Democrats and Republicans in this election.

Faith formation will look quite different this year at Holy Name in south Minneapolis.

Seven years after Father Timothy Nolan began serving as the first pastor of St. Paul in Ham Lake in 1981, he said its traditional CCD program — with parents dropping off children for weekly instruction — wasn’t working.

Early 20th century-era Catholic leader Erich Klausener holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Berlin's Catholics.

West Virginia's Catholic bishop had a message Sept. 29 for members of police and fire departments, Emergency Medical Services personnel and those serving in the U.S. military: "Hold your heads high. You have noble professions."

About 440 people in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are among more than 1,600 around the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean who count themselves members of People of Praise, a charismatic covenant community that welcomes all Christians and works for the common good.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's "Christ-like love for others is an inspiring example for all of us to this day," said a statement from the Archdiocese of Denver issued in advance of Colorado's new Cabrini Day honoring the patron of immigrants Oct. 5.

Pope Francis' new social encyclical offers a vision for the world of dignity for every person around the world and promotes a call to "build a new culture of fraternity and dialogue," said the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference.