Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Communion, resigned Nov. 12 due to failures in dealing with a ...

The Catholic Church “always insists on the dignity of the human person from the moment of conception to the moment of natural ...

The U.S. bishops wrapped up the second day of public sessions for their annual fall assembly in Baltimore with a focus on ...

On Sept. 26, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, who also serves as the president ...

Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota Nov. 5 rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified ...

(This column is part of “The Light of Faith and Care at the Sunset of Life,” a series on the Catholic Standard website and newspaper on the Catholic response to end-of-life issues. This series is done ...

Mary is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to say “yes” to God’s plan for the salvation of the world, Pope Francis said.

Readings for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: The story of this encounter in this Sunday’s gospel is often referred to as “The Widow’s Mite,” a mite being the smallest of coins.

Q: Please explain what an indulgence is and how it can reduce or eliminate the time a soul must spend in purgatory. A: Indulgences are perhaps one of the more misunderstood parts of Catholic practice.