All Saints’ Day calls for deeper belief in eternal life, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The feast of All Saints should prompt Catholics to believe more deeply in eternal life, Pope Benedict XVI said.
The day...
Center for pregnant women offers alternative to abortion
A day after its 40 year anniversary, 1st Way Pregnancy Support Center announced it would be moving its operations from the pink house on...
Church workers in Caribbean struggle to gauge Hurricane Sandy’s effects
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) -- As the effects of Hurricane Sandy lingered in the Caribbean, church workers were trying to gauge the extent...
Rally focuses on religious freedoms at stake, HHS mandate
Hundreds of Catholics and others concerned about attacks on religious liberties gathered Oct. 20 in front of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Court Building...
Churches set to honor veterans with Mass, outreach
Local Catholics are again planning ways to honor veterans of all ages this November for their faithful service to the United States.
Children turn to gold mining after drought leaves few options in Burkina Faso
SEGUENEGA, Burkina Faso — Thirteen-year-old Zale Moumouni has been living 12 kilometers down the road from his village, searching for gold. He spends his...
St. Jude Hospice gains Catholic approval from Diocese of Phoenix
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted has granted St. Jude Hospice based in Clive, Iowa permission to identify itself as a Catholic institution. The organization delivers hospice care in Arizona, California and a smattering of Midwest states.
Catholic Cemeteries provide for unborn
To his mother and father, Adrian was their fifth child, their third who they hoped would live with them on earth. To the rest of the family and the cemetery that buried him, he was a baby.
The Eucharist: Source and summit of the faith
From its earliest days, the Church has taught that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the Eucharist is the “source and summit of the Christian life,” containing “the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”
Carricks bring ‘Living Our Catholic Creed’ to the masses
This week, Phoenix-area Catholics will be able to hear something that two local Catholics have toured the country sharing for 105 days.
