Charity

During the month of April, many Knights of Columbus councils will hold their annual Campaign for Intellectual Disabilities, commonly known as the Tootsie Roll Drive.

Practical solutions to complex social problems are not simple or obvious, and people of good will may disagree, yet searching for the best answers can still be done with respect, civility, common courtesy and sincere prayer.

This year, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. Many will think that we will not be able to celebrate with our partners, but there are interesting parallels between true love as a couple and Lent.

Here is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI from homilies, documents, messages and speeches from 2005 to 2013, the years he served as pope.

More than 60,000 members of the movement filled St. Peter’s Square to overflowing Oct. 15 as they celebrated with Pope Francis the 100th anniversary of the birth of Father Luigi Giussani, the movement’s founder.

Why would a parish celebrate the 179th anniversary of someone’s birth?

The “Back from the Dead Cemetery Walk” is returning to Assumption Cemetery in St. Cloud for two nights of live-action saint walks.

“Sunday is about rest, but it’s a resting in the Lord, not just resting from activity,” says Michael Naughton of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.