Yesterday was the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and, quite appropriately, Pope Benedict ordained 22 deacons. In remarks to thousands of the faithful in St. Peter's Square, he ... Read More

Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Catholic archdiocese of St. Louis has resigned from the Cardinal Glennon Children's Foundation in protest of an upcoming fundraising appearance by singer Sheryl Crow. ... Read More

for salvation, that is. Catholic World News reports that: Taiwan's Hsing Chu diocese welcomed a 114-year-old woman into the Church at Easter, the Fides news service reports. . . . ... Read More

We often have a hard time understanding how the Holy Spirit acts in our lives. The Bible gives us many examples of the work of God the Father; the ... Read More

While Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected pope on April 19, 2005, his inaugural Mass, at which he was consecrated Pope Benedict XVI, was not held until the following Sunday, April ... Read More

All unborn life, the Catholic Church teaches, deserves protection from the moment of conception. Even many people who understand that abortion is murder, however, argue for an exception for ... Read More

Today marks the second anniversary of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI. The first German pope in almost 500 years, Pope Benedict was also, at the time of ... Read More

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban on partial-birth abortion. In Gonzales v. Carhart, two recent Supreme Court appointees, Chief Justice John Roberts and ... Read More

By now, everyone has heard the horrifying news of the largest mass shooting in American history. We may never fully know what Cho Seung-Hui's purpose was in taking the ... Read More

Today is the 80th birthday of Joseph Ratzinger, better known now as Pope Benedict XVI. Fifteen years after the age at which many Americans retire, Pope Benedict shows no ... Read More

Divine Mercy Sunday is one of the newer feasts on the Roman Catholic Church's liturgical calendar. Established on April 30, 2000, when Pope John Paul II canonized Saint Maria ... Read More

Holy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter, is a great day of celebration for the Catholic Church as a whole, because it was on Holy Thursday, at the Last Supper, that ... Read More

In his annual Urbi et Orbi ("To the City and the World") message on Easter Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI called all Christians to a "renewed witness to the resurrection of ... Read More

It may come as something of a surprise, but Easter did not end yesterday, after we had broken our Lenten fast with lamb or ham or candy. In fact, ... Read More

Today is Easter, the greatest feast of the Christian year. From His death on Good Friday, Christ has risen to new life, and His Resurrection gives us the hope ... Read More