IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Choicelunch By Sydney Clark NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- When the COVID-19 pandemic led schools to close, the day-to-day operations at Choicelunch, a healthy school lunch delivery...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The bishops of the state of Washington said suspension of the public celebration of Mass because of the coronavirus pandemic was undertaken...
IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary's intercession and...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Phil Noble, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Commemorating the fifth anniversary of his encyclical on the environment, Pope Francis called on Christians to join...
IMAGE: CNS composite; photo courtesy the Canavan and Murawski families via The Catholic Spirit By Joanne Ward METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) -- May is the month many eagerly await because it is the time many...
Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary's intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II's encyclical on Christian unity, Pope Francis said he shares "the healthy impatience" of those who think more can and should be done, but he...
The church has had centuries of experience with the do's and don'ts during a pandemic -- and far from being antagonistic, it has often been at the forefront of endorsing public health measures...
Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II's encyclical on ecumenism, "Ut Unum Sint," put the papal seal of approval on a shift in the Catholic Church's approach to the search for Christian...
By Catholic News Agency | DENVER, Colo. — After photos appearing to depict blessings or baptisms by water gun went viral online, several priests cautioned that Catholics should take care to...
By Catholic News Agency | WAHINGTON, D.C. — The current drop in the number of people in the United States identifying with a religion may not be permanent, but it is in some ways unprecedented,..
By Courtney Mares/CNA. | ROME, Italy — A Chinese underground bishop who was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in the 1980s for bringing Catholics on pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of...
By Fr. Roger Landry | “I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.” On the day of their wedding, most...
By Carrie Severino | One of the formative experiences of my life was the year I spent clerking for Justice Clarence Thomas, helping him prepare for cases, draft opinions and think through major legal.