By Samantha Smith NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — About 2,500 people gathered on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima to celebrate the episcopal ordination…
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A raffle planned May 25 by Elizabethtown-based nonprofit Give 270 will benefit St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky. It aims to raise $100,000. “On…
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By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis praised the way people have faced the trials and losses in their lives with a firmness…
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During the height of the pandemic, Christian Beck was finishing his St. Xavier High School education from a secluded farm with his family. He…
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Deacon Peter Houck, a World War II veteran, educator, father and deacon, died May 16. He was 96. Deacon Houck, a native of St….
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By George P. Matysek Jr. BALTIMORE — Holiness is possible, and the Catholic Church provides the tools for attaining it. That was the theme…
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Professor Chris Graney, an astronomer on the staff of the Vatican’s astronomical observatory, received the 2021 Nelson H. Minnich prize from The Catholic Historical…
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ukrainians “have made the Bible come alive for the world,” Archbishop Borys Gudziak, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of…
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Father William Lee Fichteman, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died May 17. He was 81 and had been a priest of…
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What do the following people have in common? A 90-year-old widow who watches Mass weekly online A college freshman living two hours from home…
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Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville donated $83,000 to the 2021 Retirement Fund for Religious collection, which was held Dec. 11-12. According to a…
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By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON — Several U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after reports of a May 14…
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — To truly be a “field hospital,” the Catholic Church and its projects must be “concerned more with those…
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Epiphany Church will offer a series of talks on “The Roots of Catholic Social Teaching: Where Tradition and Action Meet” this summer. Each of…
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By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Facing the trauma of conflict requires love and hope, and Caritas has been hard at work sharing this…
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By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an unreachable goal accomplished by a select…
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By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Wanting to go back to the way things were in the past is not Christian, Pope Francis said….
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By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY — The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of…
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By Gina Christian PHILADELPHIA — A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number of food pantries, including those operated by…
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By Regina Lordan “Sweet Jesus, Is It June Yet? 10 Ways the Gospels Can Help You Combat Teacher Burnout and Rediscover Your Passion for…
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec…
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants…
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By Julie Asher WASHINGTON — After the U.S. Senate failed May 11 to advance a “radical” abortion bill, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’…
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Hosparus Health — which provides hospice and palliative care to seriously ill patients and their caregivers — will offer free volunteer training from 1…
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — Audrey Carney is the first guidance counselor to win the Irene Casey Catholic Inclusion Award from the Archdiocese of Louisville. Usually,…
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