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WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty praised the Department of Health and Human Services for resolving discrimination complaints over two hospitals' refusal to let patients have access to the sacraments of baptism and the anointing of the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, is set to be beatified Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn. Read more about his journey at the links below.
MEXICO CITY -- Arturo Rodríguez asked St. Jude Thaddeus "for a big favor." A chauffeur in Mexico City, Rodríguez said a relative was robbed and slashed with a knife almost a decade ago, but made a miraculous recovery after the chauffeur prayed to St. Jude Thaddeus, whom he learned about through friends.
The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court will now go to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, which could take place Oct. 29. Only 51 one votes are needed for confirmation.
WASHINGTON -- Catholic schools have been entrusted with an "awesome responsibility" to teach Gospel values that can help students to recognize, reject and work against racism and other forms of discrimination, Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told Catholic educators Oct. 20.
WASHINGTON -- The campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington is graced with a statue of Father Michael J. McGivney outside McGivney Hall on campus, but inside its archives is a special collection on the legacy of the soon-to-be-beatified founder of the Knights of Columbus.
CLEVELAND -- Arriving in the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1980, Divine Word Father Quang Duc Dinh wasn't sure what the future held.
HUE, Vietnam -- Two dioceses in central Vietnam hit by some of the worst floods in the country's history are struggling to provide emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of victims, church officials said.
What lies behind the Law of Moses
A Pharisee asks Jesus, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” This question may not seem that difficult. What exactly is at stake?