Most of the pro-life activists sentenced to federal prison terms in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia May 14 and 15 along with Lauren Handy are Catholics with years in the "rescue movement" and other arrests.
Handy, 30, of Alexandria, Virginia,
The Great North American Eclipse has come and gone into astronomical history -- and, according to NASA, the mainland United States will not see another total solar eclipse until 2044.
Approximately 200 million people in the U.S. were in the phenomenon's path, which
A new Vatican declaration on human dignity presents "clarity" in charity, amid "so much confusion," the chair of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee told OSV News.
"It is … reaffirming the teachings of the church, especially on issues that can never change as
Father Jonathan Meyer and Dominican Father Patrick Hyde have experienced great joy in speaking to people across the country about the Eucharist.
Nearly two years ago, the two priests who serve in the Indianapolis Archdiocese were selected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress and related National Eucharistic Pilgrimage now have opportunities to receive plenary indulgences, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced April 9.
"It is with gratitude to the Holy Father that we
After initially arguing closer to the start of his third Republican bid for the White House that abortion should be a matter for the states, Trump reportedly weighed backing a federal limit on abortion after 16 weeks gestation, after expressing dissatisfaction with
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a move that could shutter abortion clinics in the state. But, Arizona may have the issue of abortion on its
Six victim-survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Baltimore gave statements in court April 8 about the long-term impact of the abuse on their lives as part of the federal bankruptcy reorganization.
The testimonies were off the record and not
In the nation's capital -- where stress, anxiety and mental health challenges sometimes impact the lives and work of those in government service, in legal and other professions, and individuals and families -- St. Joseph Church on Capitol Hill hosted a "Come
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter J. Jugis, 67, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, for health reasons and appointed Conventual Franciscan Father Michael T. Martin, 62, as his successor.
Bishop Jugis, who has headed
A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key -- and contentious -- issues.
"Dignitas Infinita" ("Infinite Dignity"), released April 8 by the Vatican's Dicastery for the