Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and the secretary for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered a lecture at Holy Cross College on what he described as ...

Accompaniment, rooted in modern Catholic social thought, calls for putting the needs of the most vulnerable first.

Catholic school leaders across Thailand will gather in August for the 55th annual seminar of the Catholic Education Council of Thailand (CECT), focusing on Gravissimum Educationis as the Church marks ...

Catholicism can thrive in internet spaces where opinions are regularly challenged, examined and assessed by diverse audiences ...

New Children's Catholic Book Teaches Young Readers about the Lenten Season The beautiful illustrations and Father Nate ...

Lay-run St. Nicholas Tavelić network quietly forms 300-strong underground community of ex-Muslims seeking sacraments, catechesis and a truly Catholic home.

The book is built as a long counter to “Why I Am Not a Christian,” a famous essay by the British polymath Bertrand Russell, ...

When John Carr was growing up in Minnesota, he dreamt of one day becoming either a priest or a U.S. senator. Meeting and falling in love with his future wife, Linda, halted the priesthood dream for ...

The beginning of the year is prime time for thoughtful people to engage in introspection, prayer, and meditation — seeking clarity for the journey ahead. For people of faith, that reflection often ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Growing up on television sound stages, David Henrie fell into what he calls the “bubblegum theory of pleasure.” “In my teen years, and my early 20s, I was just a successful child ...

This Pew Research Center analysis looks at reasons why people identify as Catholic or switch out of Catholicism. It is part of a broader report that focuses on patterns in religious switching in the ...

A pilgrim carries a crucifix in Rome near the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square Dec. 4, 2025, after a high-level Vatican commission voted against ordaining Catholic women to serve as deacons while also ...