Road to beatification for priest-founder of Knights runs through Tennessee
byBy Theresa Laurence, Catholic News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Five years ago, Dan and Michelle Schachle of Dickson, Tennessee, prayed to Father Michael McGivney,…
Peruvian cardinal takes helm of Pan-Amazonian Church Network
byBy Lucien Chauvin, Catholic News Service LIMA, Peru — Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto of Huancayo is the new president of the Catholic Church’s Amazon…
Bishop-designate Byrne known as a priest who reflects ‘the joy of the Gospel’
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — People who know Bishop-designate William D. Byrne, named by Pope Francis Oct. 14 to head the…
Poll: Trump lead wanes with white Catholics; Biden has wide edge with Latinos
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A new presidential poll issued Oct. 15 by the Pew Research Center shows Catholic former Vice…
Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, to be beatified Oct. 31
byCatholic News Service HARTFORD, Conn. — Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct….
At Alberta meat plant, COVID-19 put Catholic social teaching into action
byBy Andrew Ehrkamp, Catholic News Service EDMONTON, Alberta — The largest single outbreak of COVID-19 in North America may be one of the biggest…
World Mission Sunday isn’t canceled because of COVID-19, officials say
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The collection taken up in parishes around the globe on World Mission Sunday is “as…
St. Xavier High School senior earns perfect ACT score
byGreyson Wintergerst, a senior at St. Xavier High School, has earned a perfect score of 36 on the American College Testing (ACT) exam administered…
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move…
Bishops remind Catholics to approach elections with well-formed conscience
byJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —The Catholic voter “bears responsibility for connecting the dots between what our faith teaches and which candidates will best serve the…