Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest who is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were among 19 Americans awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on May 3.
The White House said
To rid the site of a toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra of evil, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone performed an exorcism rite outside St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael Oct. 17.
Just the saint's feet are left after the statue
Urging Catholics to "never forget nor neglect to welcome" all of God's people, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington highlighted the inclusivity of Jesus during a special White Mass for people with disabilities.
"Jesus is always inclusive in his approach with people, always
Msgr. John J. Bevins has been praying a long time that a miracle would be attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney and move him one step closer to sainthood.
"I've been praying I would live long enough to see it,"
Dakota Hulsey was diligently setting up tables in a downtown Portland restaurant Oct. 17.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw 225 people walking in procession behind the Eucharist on busy Northwest Everett Street. Hulsey paused for a moment, went to
With Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court underway, Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Brian Fraga explores the People of Praise — an ecumenical, covenanted community to which Judge Barrett belongs. Glenn Hilton, a longtime member of People
Much attention was given to church teaching on assisted suicide and euthanasia when the Vatican released its Sept. 22 letter "'Samaritanus bonus,' on the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life," but Sister Maureen Weiss focused on the
A new advisory council of 14 Black Catholic priests, deacons and laypeople will look to assist Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia with identifying practical steps to address racism. The Diocese of Arlington recently announced the creation of its Bishop’s Advisory
San Francisco's archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism Oct. 17 at the site of a now-toppled statue of St. Junipero Serra at St. Rafael Mission Church in San Rafael.
Just the saint's feet are left after the statue on church property was vandalized
During the two days of questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett made a clear distinction between policy preferences and legal precedents.
She also did not give direct answers on how she would vote on top issues but
A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the patron of immigrants, now stands overlooking the New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Unveiled during a dedication ceremony in Battery Park City on Columbus Day, Oct. 12, the statue honors Mother Cabrini, as