Sheila and David Porter left their home in Newport News, Virginia, at 5 a.m. to celebrate the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington June 24.
In a statement to mark the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, President Joe Biden said June 24 that his administration "will continue to protect access to reproductive health care and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law once and for all."
Dan Wesley was one of the first deacons to be ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He recently marked his 40th anniversary and retired from active ministry, allowing him more time to spend with his grandchildren and enjoy his rural homestead between Waterville and Elysian, land his great-grandfather once farmed.
While the head of Russia's Orthodox Church backed President Vladimir Putin's attempts to put down a military rebellion, a Catholic bishop in Ukraine warned current events presented "both hope and danger" for his own country.
"Bring them safely home." That is the prayer that generations of sailors' families and friends have offered from the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage in South Boston.
In the often-raunchy comedy "No Hard Feelings" (Sony) star Jennifer Lawrence plays a woman who agrees to sell her body for a Buick. While director and co-writer Gene Stupnitsky and his scripting partner John Phillips attempt to divert the audience from the basic nature of their premise, that bargain remains the film's foundation.
Honoring Indigenous Catholics’ spirituality and traditions, the 2023 Tekakwitha Conference is expected to draw hundreds of attendees from North America and beyond.
The first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is an "opportunity to continue to strengthen the culture of life," Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, chair of the House Republican Conference, said June 20 at an event hosted by a pro-life group in the nation's capital to mark the occasion.
It's been more than four decades since Harrison Ford first portrayed adventurous archeologist Indiana Jones in a film originally titled "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Since then, his character has gone on to become an iconic figure in contemporary culture.
French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal, who lived his Christian faith boldly while dedicating his immense intellect to solving the practical problems of the world around him, remains an exemplar of evangelization to Catholics 400 years after his birth, Pope Francis wrote in an apostolic letter.
