Unable to preside over Mass on the Sunday of the Word of God because of a recurring bout of sciatica, Pope Francis' homily was read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for ...
Long before anyone had heard of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, Catholic schools in the United States were facing existential challenges of declining enrollment, reduced revenues and increased operating expenses. In some ways, the pandemic ...
As Catholic Christians, we are called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at all times to all people. We are called to speak this truth in season and out, when it’s simple and when ...
Every day, staff and volunteers at the thousands of pro-life women’s centers, residential maternity homes and clinics around the country work and minister daily to help not just the unborn baby but the woman carrying ...
Reflecting on the readings for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, Timothy O’Malley says that to be a fisher of men is to participate in the work of discipleship, inviting others into the kingdom. St. ...
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw writes: “With searing images of mob violence at the U.S. Capitol fresh in memory, Joe Biden comes to the presidency as a potential healer of divisions and binder ...
For the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Tim O’Malley writes that Jesus asks the two disciples, “What are you looking for?” This question of Jesus is addressed not just to those two disciples but to ...
Lower numbers and higher expectations — that, briefly stated, is the story of the March for Life in 2021, writes Russell Shaw in his latest column. For many years the pro-life march has drawn tens ...
Pope Francis offered prayers for the people of the United States "shaken by the recent siege on Congress" and prayed for the five people who lost their lives "in those dramatic moments" when protesters stormed ...
Meg Hunter-Kilmer’s journey of reading and studying the Bible has not always been easy. But through perseverance, she says, “Before I knew it, the word of God was running through my veins, tugging at the ...