Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of ...

Perhaps the largest U.S. assembly of those dedicated to carrying out the social ministry and teaching of the church, the ...

By Tom Chapman For The Catholic Messenger With the beginning of the legislative session comes a flurry of new bills. ...Read ...

Today, Andrew and Anne and their baby boy live on their 65-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, purchased a year ago, and have ...

One of the first prayers that you and I learned as children was the Hail Mary, a prayer that some non-Catholics criticize for being directed to Mary rather than to God. Part of the problem is that ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners ... One person will then read this prayer: Leader: Peace be to this house. All: And to all who dwell herein. Leader: From the east came the ...

This is much more than prayers being answered ... Sp epiphany is the name of a feast and the basic reality underlying religion. It is the experience we call faith. We are not alone.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he ... I join with others in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans in offering prayerful support to the victims ...