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Sotomayor: 13 executed under Trump administration ‘deserved more’ from court
Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.
Praising God purifies the soul, is like breathing ‘pure oxygen,’ pope says
It may seem illogical, but Christians are called to give God praise -- not complaints -- in times of darkness and difficulty, Pope Francis said.
Catholic magazine highlights how people ‘found God in a troubled year’
With many so eager to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, one Catholic publication is saying: "Not so fast."
Death penalty hits historic low in U.S. ‘despite federal execution spree,’ says report
A new report Dec. 16 by the Death Penalty Information Center said the use of capital punishment reached a historic low this year in the United States even with the return of federal executions by the Trump administration.
Our Lady of Guadalupe’s accompaniment is ‘a great gift to us,’ bishop says
Never doubt for one moment that Our Lady of Guadalupe, a "dear woman of love and compassion, solace and healing, solidarity and hope for the future," is with us at this time, Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen said on the vigil of her feast day.
Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop
One by one 11 senior churchmen, including two U.S. citizens, knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a cardinal's ring and a scroll formally declaring their new status as Cardinals.
St. Jude Thaddeus draws immense devotion from Mexico’s downtrodden
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Arturo Rodríguez asked St. Jude Thaddeus "for a big favor." A chauffeur in Mexico City, Rodríguez said a relative was...
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in ‘hell’ of detention
Jesus warned everyone, "whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me," and Christians today must look at their actions every day and see if they have even tried to see Christ in others, the pope said in his homily during Mass July 8.
The incredible faith and strength of the maid of Orleans — St. Joan of...
Was she suffering from schizophrenia or a form of epilepsy, as some modern writers have suggested? How did a teenage girl persuade the future King Charles VII of France to let her lead his troops into battle? And how could those to whom she was so loyal leave her so defenseless in the end?
St. Joan of Arc’s mission as portrayed by artist Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel
On the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, hang six exquisite paintings on the short life of St. Joan of Arc by artist Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel. Best known as an illustrator for children’s books, Boutet de Monvel was commissioned to paint this series when his children’s picture book on the saint brought him international recognition.
