Take election concerns, worries about the aftermath ‘to God,’ deacon says
byBy Daniel Meloy, Catholic News Service DETROIT — After studying all the election issues, praying about them and making a decision, “what better place…
Vocation Awareness Week — Priesthood is worth the journey
byBy FATHER PETER DO Associate Vocation Director My vocation story began within my family. I was blessed to be born to parents who loved…
Souls of departed remembered on feast day
byArchbishop Joseph E. Kurtz celebrated an outdoor Mass on the feast of All Souls Nov. 2 at Calvary Cemetery. Those who attended remained in…
Mexico’s ‘bishop of the poor’ dies of COVID-19 complications
byBy David Agren, Catholic News Service MEXICO CITY — Retired Bishop Arturo Lona Reyes of Tehuantepec — known as “bishop of the poor” and…
God calls all to be saints with everyday holiness, says Cardinal-designate Gregory
byBy Mark Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In a Mass for All Saints’ Day at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in…
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world…
Speaker: Incarceration ‘a central moral challenge of our time’
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Incarceration is “a central moral challenge of our time,” said Danielle Sered, the founding director of…
Timeline of sainthood cause of Blessed Michael J. McGivney
byCatholic News Service NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Here’s a timeline of the sainthood cause of Blessed Michael J. McGivney (1852-1890), who founded the Knights…
Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful
byBy Julie Asher, Catholic News Service Blessed Michael J. McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal”…
Supreme Court set to hear arguments in Catholic foster care case
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, with a full bench, will hear oral arguments by teleconference Nov. 4 about…