Retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne, who headed the statewide diocese from 1978 until his retirement in 2001 and had over the years faced accusations he had sexually abused minors in years past, died Aug. 23 at Davis Hospice Center in
The national kickoff for the annual A-Cross America Relay for Life, began early Aug. 26 in Manhattan, with a group walking and praying for the end of abortion.
People visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington Aug. 26, 2023, to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King's historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial Aug. 28, 1963.
The Eastern-rite Syro-Malabar Church appears on the brink of a split with dissident Catholics in a southern Indian archdiocese refusing to celebrate a synod-approved Mass Aug. 20 in open defiance of a pontifical delegate.
"Father Mike," as he is known from his wildly successful podcasts, including "The Bible in a Year" and "The Catechism in a Year," Father Mike Schmitz kicked off the third season of a monthly speaker series in the Detroit Archdiocese with his
What do you get when you take two teachers and 28 students, surround them with cooking utensils, assemble an abundance of edible ingredients, add in a few craft projects, blend with a cup of patience and sprinkle with a bushelful of laughter?
Why,
Wildfires wreaking devastation across British Columbia and the Northwest Territories of Canada have apparently spared Catholic churches, though the same thing cannot be said for numerous other buildings.
As of Aug. 22, more than 50 structures were confirmed to be destroyed or partially
On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, observed on the United Nations' calendar Aug. 22, Pakistan and India are among places of particular concern for Christian rights advocates.
Indiana's new law banning most abortions finally went into effect Aug. 21, almost a year after the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs filed a suit Aug. 30, 2022, charging that Indiana's new law violated the state's
As the Hawaii island of Maui struggles to recover from horrific wildfires that destroyed historic Lahaina, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden toured the fire-ravaged town Aug. 21.
After touring the devastation caused by the deadliest fire in the United States