More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a militant group were freed on March 12 by security forces after a 30-hour ...

First and foremost, the sacraments are the sacraments of Christ. They are of Christ because he instituted all seven. In essence, the sacraments are gifts of Christ to his people throughout the ...

Q. 578. Were all the Sacraments instituted by Our Lord? A. All the Sacraments were instituted by Our Lord, for God alone has power to attach the gift of grace to the use of an outward or visible sign.

Religious sisters in El Salvador are joining the church's "Yes to life, no to mining" campaign, calling for the restoration ...

Archbishop William E. Lori is lowering the standard age for confirmation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore to 9. The age had ...

In the light of the Resurrection, we as a local Church must unswervingly understand our vocation as disciples of hope …’ ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy was installed March 11 as the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, during a nearly two-hour liturgy in which he encouraged the faithful of his new ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy emphasized the importance of Christian hope, mercy and respecting human dignity in a homily in the ...

Because God always brings good out of evil, all sorts of goods come into existence that otherwise would not have. That ...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has welcomed the largest number of candidates and catechumens to the Diocese of Westminster's Rite ...

I am angry about Cardinal Timothy Dolan's remark that the pontiff was “probably close to death.” What we need is Pope Francis ...

Despite preaching openly about current political issues, Yi emphasized that the church’s job is not to advocate for specific ...