Speaker: Black Lives Matter is about ‘conversation, interchange, action’

The Black Lives Matter movement not only qualifies as an example of public theology -- it also exemplifies Christian teaching, a speaker at the University of Notre Dame said Oct. 7.

Eucharistic revival is key to church’s future, says USCCB president

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' planned multiyear eucharistic revival project will help the church address several of the challenges facing it, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in an Oct. 5 address to the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference's annual meeting.

It’s ‘wrong’ to let Title X cover abortion, says USCCB’s pro-life chairman

The Biden administration 'is wrong' to allow Title X family planning funds to be used for abortion, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

Some see growing trend in women choosing vocation as consecrated virgins

Amanda Ross and Hanan Ismail lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and vowed themselves to the Lord as consecrated virgins.

Pope’s popularity among Catholics virtually unchanged from early 2021

The percentage of Catholic Americans who viewed Pope Francis favorably in September differs little, if at all, from the results of a similar poll conducted in March.

Altar bread-baking sister hopes Communion discussion prompts understanding

Holy Communion has simple beginnings with the religious sisters around the country who make these altar breads both as a ministry and a means to support themselves.

Pope, religious leaders plead for peace, compassion, care for the earth

Standing in front of Rome's Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world's religions to be courageous enough to set aside self-centeredness and instead live with true and active compassion for the victims of war and poverty and for the earth.

Federal judge’s order temporarily blocks Texas’ abortion law

A federal judge Oct. 6 temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a law that went into effect Sept. 1 banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

In Africa, parishes work to overcome hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccines

Churches need to make it their mission to get people in developing countries vaccinated against COVID-19, said a representative of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.

Pope to name St. Irenaeus of Lyon a doctor of the church

Pope Francis said he intends to declare as a doctor of the church St. Irenaeus of Lyon, the second-century theologian known for his defense of orthodoxy amid the rise of gnostic sects.