Katie Yoder is a contributing editor for Our Sunday Visitor.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., invites visitors to contemplate Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection through art every day. For Catholics during Holy Week, this takes on a new meaning. “Works of sacred art bring to life in vivid color,
In early March, a relic of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, made a special pilgrimage through Texas. The relic — a bone fragment — originally arrived in Texas as part of a special relic pilgrimage to the Dioceses
A new film featuring the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage serves as a tool for enhancing the Lenten journey, according to Catholic bishops who have walked the ancient route. “Lent is a camino,” Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said during a
In recent years, the Sisters of Life have led Holy Hours called “The Source.” The sisters welcome Catholics and non-Catholics alike to be with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, whom they recognize as “the source and summit of our faith,” during their
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine issued a doctrinal note Monday addressing the moral limits to technological manipulation of the human body. In it, the bishops expressed concern for “the range of technological interventions advocated by many in
An English translation of St. John Paul II's "rule" for married couples is now available to the general public -- for the very first time. "St. John Paul II's Rule gives spouses the key to unlock how to authentically live out their
Jesus suffered and died 2,000 years ago, but Catholics today can still attend a reenactment of his funeral and burial — in the Holy Land. “The funeral procession of Jesus Christ is a unique liturgical procession that only takes place at the
At Tuesday’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., those in attendance were encouraged to pray in a special way for two persecuted Catholics: Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong and for Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Guests at the prayer breakfast
Pro-life doctors are emphasizing the difference between abortion and miscarriage after some media commentators and outlets claimed that a former reality TV star, Jessa (Duggar) Seewald, had an abortion. “In a move meant to manipulate the public, abortion proponents have attempted to
Catholics can ask, in a special way, for the intercession of at least 10 saints this Lenten season. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regularly lists Lenten saints whose feast days fall during the 40 days of prayer and fasting leading