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On Jan. 24, Catholics and people of good will from around the nation will come to Washington participate in the March for Life, which this year marks the 47th solemn anniversary of the legalization of abortion in the United States. This day of penance and prayer for the legal protection of unborn children is the largest annual human-rights demonstration in the world. By marching through the streets and reminding our elected officials that all life is sacred and should be protected, we live out our Gospel mandate to radiate the Light of Christ in the midst of darkness. We carry His light forward when we fast, pray, and march with peace and great purpose.
Morgan Wootten, the legendary basketball coach at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., died Jan. 21. He was 88.
National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It was started in 1974 by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, this year Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
Pro-life supporters are "deeply honored to welcome" President Donald Trump to the 47th annual March for Life Jan. 24 rally in person, said Jeanne Mancini, March for Life president, in a statement late Jan. 22.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia and has appointed Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Cleveland as his successor.
After more than seven decades of ministry by Franciscans in the Diocese of Charleston, the religious order's Holy Name Province has told a group of its friars they are being withdrawn from South Carolina.
As we celebrate National Catholic Schools Week, I am reminded of my Catholic education and the formation my dear parents and Catholic educators provided by their example and sacrifices. I will be forever grateful to them! In that regard, I also extend my heartfelt and sincere appreciation to the parents of our students. You too are setting the stage for your children to be formed in our holy Catholic Faith and to live the Gospel as Christ commanded.
SAN FRANCISCO — Sophomore Angelica Buncio knows her hard luck turned to good fortune when she joined 371 female students at ICA Cristo Rey Academy.
In 1810, Elizabeth Ann Seton did something completely unthinkable for women at the time. She founded the first free Catholic school for girls in the United States, in the rural town of Emmitsburg, Md. Girls whose families couldn’t afford an education now had a chance to learn.
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Catholic Education Committee applauded the recent decision by Congress to reauthorize scholarship legislation that includes a federal education voucher for nearly 2,000 students in Washington.
