Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision making abortion a constitutional right, a majority of Americans said they support legal abortion in all or most cases, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
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.
Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her intercession is an important part of being Catholic.
Five eighth-grade students are set to graduate from St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School in Delano this year — the first eighth-grade graduating class since 1975 when the school was St. Peter's Catholic School.
Katharina Barden, 11, a fifth grader at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Savage, was sitting in the back of her family’s car when she told her mom, Stacie, that she wanted to “get Catholic.”
Major cities and country parishes alike are preparing for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Marian Route to make its way over the course of eight weeks through the Midwest, from northern Minnesota through Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
Almost a thousand years ago, the Church faced a crisis.
There were open challenges to the belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Berengar of Tours, a prominent scholar, taught that Jesus was spiritually present and not bodily present in the Eucharist. In response to this crisis, there was a flowering of devotional practices and theological reflections that reinforced Catholic faith.
As workers complete the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating 2019 fire, LEGO fans can assemble their own model of the iconic medieval structure, thanks to a soon-to-be-released kit from the Denmark-based toy manufacturer.
Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her intercession is an important part of being Catholic.
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.