One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix has written a pastoral letter to the faithful aimed at bolstering faith in the Real Presence in the Eucharist.
Pastoral aims to ‘reinspire’ Catholics to have deeper love of God in Eucharist
Photos of the Week: Jan. 31-Feb. 7, 2021
In the spotlight: U.S. Capitol memorial, World Day for Consecrated Life, Minnesota ice fishing
Corte española ratifica sentencia de salvadoreño por asesinatos de jesuitas
La Corte Suprema de España confirmó la condena de un excoronel salvadoreño por el asesinato de cinco jesuitas españoles durante la guerra civil de El Salvador.
Mexican bishops issue another appeal for anti-hunger program
Mexico’s bishops have restarted an anti-hunger campaign, saying the pandemic has pushed millions of Mexicans into unemployment and poverty.
Naming undersecretaries for synod, pope gives a woman a vote
Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart will not be the first woman undersecretary of a major Vatican office, but she will be the first woman with a right to vote at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops.
U.S. Senate again fails to pass Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Forty-eight Senate Democrats blocked the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act amendment, which required 60 votes to pass.
Kelly to succeed Anderson as Knights of Columbus CEO
The Knights of Columbus board of directors elected Patrick E. Kelly Feb. 5, 2021, as the next Supreme Knight, succeeding Carl A. Anderson, who will retire Feb. 28.
Biden repeats call for unity, says faith can show way forward in dark times
In the darkest moments, faith provides hope and solace, it provides clarity and purpose as well, President Joe Biden said at the National Prayer Breakfast.