In 1968, Pope St. Paul VI issued an encyclical that would change the course of Dr. Thomas Hilgers' life.
The encyclical, "Humanae Vitae," was an unexpected and unpopular papal condemnation of artificial contraception. But Hilgers, then a medical student, quickly embraced the teaching
On the agenda for this week’s assembly of U.S. bishops is a discussion about how the Church should address “Eucharistic coherence.” Central to this discussion is how the bishops can help the faithful foster a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of
In early June, Catholic leaders from the United States, Mexico and Central America met at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago to discuss how the Church in the United States could better provide for the people of Central America — both those who are
After a federal court dismissed Planned Parenthood's challenge to a Lubbock ordinance that declares the city a "Sanctuary for the Unborn," a lawyer with the Chicago-based Thomas More Society said he believes these sanctuary cities have solid footing in Texas law.
"Cities have
The top priority of the church is to "proclaim the word of God," said Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles in a June 10 keynote address during the Catholic Media Conference.
"This prioritization is important today," Bishop Barron said, over some
The Museum of Family Prayer in North Easton is now accepting entries for its second annual Mary Garden Contest.
The contest began in 2020 to help families "find peace while quarantined at home," said a news release announcing this year's competition. "The response
When he was installed as the bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in January, Bishop Michael Fisher was entering a diocese that had seen more than its share of turmoil. It had filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and its previous bishop resigned amid
A nationwide poll of 1,200 likely voters in a general election found that a majority oppose unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy and support limits on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The Susan B. Anthony List, a national pro-life group, commissioned OnMessage
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, in the kickoff session to the 2021 Catholic Media Conference, said that with "the Gospel of hope," Catholic communicators should be able to "communicate with hope and to communicate hope in the face of trying times."
"Hope is,
As the nation struggles to fight a pandemic and address social strife and racial injustice, the Catholic media have the important task of presenting news truthfully and in light of the Gospel values taught by the church, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of
A Kickstarter campaign has raised nearly $40,000 dollars to help fund the production of a new interactive children’s book on the lives of saints. Author Corey Heimann and illustrator Tricia Dugat have teamed up to publish “Light of the Saints,” which will