Catholic bishops should be more like St. Damien of Molokai and less concerned about what civil and cultural leaders think about them, Butker said.
The president of the German Bishops’ Conference has called Germany — a nation whose history is entangled with the Catholic Church — a “mission country.”
A priest in Chicago has apologized for the way in which he blessed a same-sex couple in April, calling it a “very poor decision” that violated Catholic Church’s new guidelines.
Bishop Robert Pipta of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, dedicated a shrine and an icon at Wyoming Catholic College.
Large majorities of Catholics use birth control, which experts say is “a crisis of catechesis within the Church.”
Pope Francis urged the faithful present at the Vatican’s Consistory Hall on Monday to “press forward” in obedience to the Church.
“What does Mary tell us today? The same thing she says in the Gospel, the same thing — prayer and sacrifice,” Cardinal Juan José Omella said.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has walked back his recent statement of support for “full-term abortion” on demand.
The decree provides Catholics with the opportunity to gain indulgences by making pilgrimages, prayerfully visiting churches, or practicing works of mercy.
May 13 is the optional memorial of Our Lady of Fátima, arguably the most prominent approved apparition of the 20th century.
Father Timothy Furlow offered prayers for the man who vandalized his church, saying: “What I really want is for him to be an usher.”
The Biden administration said a proposed rule will “enhance operational flexibility” and help the Department of Homeland Security.