A priest is addressed as “Father” for a reason. As a human or natural father loves and cares for his children, a priest as a ...

About a decade after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, overturning state laws defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the justices have been directly ...

Bishop Mark A. Eckman of Pittsburgh is calling for prayer, following a deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in ...

With the news that St. John Henry Newman will be declared the next doctor of the Church, speculation has swirled about what, if any, “subtitle” Pope Leo XIV might bestow upon the 19th century English ...

Pope Leo XIV tops a new Gallup poll on world leaders, appealing to U.S. residents broadly in a politically divided -- and divisive -- nation.

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Catholic Church must renew its ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reportedly closed off a pathway for citizenship for immigrants who apply for green cards through a spouse or other family members, raising the prospect of ...

Stories about "the first 100 days" are standard fare at the beginning of a U.S. president's four-year term; the articles ...

In his early 20s, Marcus Roesler, a parishioner of St. Francis Xavier in Shafer, said he felt influenced away from the ...

Archbishop Bernard Hebda recently offered a glimpse into preparing for the next few years of pastoral care in the Archdiocese ...

A handwritten thank-you card was life-changing for Father George Younes more than 20 years ago. It radically altered his ...

President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department "under direct federal control," activate the National Guard, and "get rid of the slums" in ...