Lent is here, and with it comes the challenge of helping children to understand this liturgical season and all that goes with it — preparation, sacrifice and waiting. It’s a prime time to offer kids ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we ...

From the soil of the blogosphere, Rachel Held Evans has grown into a powerful voice in American Christianity. She is author of “Evolving in Monkey Town” and the New York Times bestseller “A Year of ...

I would like to look at some profound truths that relate to all of the sacraments. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” draws our attention to what is known as the “sacramental economy.” First, we ...

Pope Francis prays before a sculpture of Mary and the Christ Child at the end of Mass April 17, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS/Vatican Media) Pope ...

A new report issued Monday (June 1) mapping the Catholic Church of more than 1.2 billion souls – on track to reach 1.64 billion by 2050 – holds some surprises. And not all bode well for the church’s ...

In a file photo, Pope Francis greets a disabled pilgrim during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 7, 2019. (Credit: Yara Nardi/Reuters via CNS.) Listen ROME – In a set of updated ...

MOLINE — His "gooooooal" has changed. The Rev. Chase Hilgenbrinck, 32, a retired professional soccer player, recently began his first assignment as a Catholic vicar at St. Mary parish in Moline, Our ...