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In keeping with its now-traditional practice of injecting drama into the otherwise lazy days of late June, the Supreme Court on Monday announced rulings in two closely watched and hotly debated cases.
On July 25, the Church marks the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope Paul VI’s prophetic encyclical on human life (“Humanae Vitae”). In 1968, at a time of great social and moral confusion, the Holy Father confirmed the beauty of the Church’s teaching on married love and the transmission of life. He cautioned against the false spirit of the world that separates the marital embrace from its life-giving end.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced June 27, the last day of the Supreme Court's current term, that he is retiring July 31.
The Associates of St. John Bosco kicked off their first college night this year with pizza, fellowship and helpful tools for staying Catholic in college at St. Mark Church in Vienna June 20.
Happy 50th anniversary “Humanae Vitae.”
As the Catholic Church marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Pope Paul VI's encyclical, "Humanae Vitae," the Catholic Herald is taking a look back at the legacy and teaching of the document on marriage and human life.
When “Humanae Vitae” was first promulgated July 25, 1968, it not only taught what the church has always and everywhere proclaimed, it was also a teaching ahead of its time. Contraceptive technology had been accepted by Protestant churches as early as 1930, and the world had become habituated to think that Christian teaching could adapt.
King Abdullah II of Jordan has been chosen as the 2018 Templeton Prize Laureate.
The “Special Kids-Special Needs” second collection in diocesan parishes supports Porto Charities Inc., a nonprofit that assists people with developmental disabilities through fundraising, resources, assistance and education.
A bi-ritual monsignor, who celebrates his 50th jubilee, served on land and sea, in parishes and chanceries and in the Eastern and Western rites.
