“It’s human to look at the stars and to realize that there’s more to life than what’s for lunch,” said Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory. “The very thing that makes us different from a clever cat, the very thing that makes us breathe out, ‘oh my God’ — that’s the human soul, the image and likeness of God,” he said.
Just as Catholics worldwide commemorated Jesus' resurrection and his triumph of good over evil on Easter Sunday, theaters across the United States were preparing for the release April 14 of the latest "supernatural horror thriller" of good versus evil with "The Pope's Exorcist."
Rachael Killackey, a 25-year-old wife and new mother, was raised in a devout Catholic household by parents who reared her with what she calls "a strong moral code and beautiful faith life."
The executive team of National Eucharistic Congress Inc. announced April 17 that several leading Catholic organizations are investing in the July 17-21, 2024, congress in Indianapolis as "mission partners."
Minnesota’s bishops and the Minnesota Catholic Conference — the public policy arm of the Catholic Church in the state — are voicing strong concerns over a certain “gender ideology” represented in the state Legislature.
Everyone has gifts and talents that can be a public witness to God's love and mercy, Pope Francis told a group of people with intellectual disabilities and their teachers.
With prayer and song, parishioners of St. Andrew Kim in St. Paul greeted visiting Bishop John the Baptist Jeong during a Mass April 16 at Holy Childhood church to recognize the parish community’s 50th anniversary.
On the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley reflected on the impact the event had on the victims, survivors, first responders and what must be done to prevent such acts of violence.
April 15 was not a usual morning in the Perszyk household, and Beckett, age 5, was highly aware of it. Clad in a small white suit, he sat down on a living room chair, pulled out his play phone and pretended to call Pro Ecclesia Sancta Father Joe Barron, associate pastor of St. Mark in St. Paul, to make sure all the details of his baptism were in order.
Father Joncas’ contributions as a liturgical composer are being recognized this month with his induction into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm.
(OSV News) -- Divine Mercy Sunday opens the "floodgates of mercy" for all through the sacraments of confession and holy Communion, said a priest renowned for promoting the liturgical feast and its accompanying devotion.
A graduate of Benilde-St. Margaret’s who is a lawyer and theology teacher has been appointed president of the high school in St. Louis Park. Danielle Palkert Hermanny will take her new post May 15.
