Pope Francis supports the steps taken by California to halt the use of the death penalty, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

One in five Americans struggle from a mental illness, said Rebecca Brubaker, a mom of seven and a parishioner of Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville, with a sense of urgency in her voice.

John 15 states, “If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.”

Over the past month and a half, the “Practicing Catholic” radio show has interviewed each of the 13 men from the archdiocese who will be ordained on May 25.

May 15, Gov. Tim Walz signed into state law legislation that, in part, adds a new religious exemption to the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA).

John Krasinski wrote, directed and plays a prominent role in the generally wholesome fantasy "IF" (Paramount). Yet, while the good intentions behind his film are evident, it ends up registering as a sweet but flawed piece of entertainment, one that gets in its own way by trying too hard to be liked.

When you are a parent, you clock many hours in the back of churches. Pacing with fussy babies. Corralling rambunctious toddlers. Calming down restless children.

St. John Paul II's American biographer, George Weigel, was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw May 13.

The cross over Notre Dame's choir and the eight bronze bells in the north tower can now be reinstalled in their rightful place in the iconic Paris cathedral.

The niece of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925) welcomed plans for him to be proclaimed a saint on the centenary of his death, predicting it will testify to the Catholic Church's confidence in young people.

Legislation in Louisiana would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances, which would criminalize improperly possessing the pills, such as lacking a valid prescription or their use outside the context of a professional medical practice.