VIDEO: St. Joseph: Model husband and father

https://youtu.be/j0wii9ZW75o St. Joseph: Model husband and father On March 19 we celebrate the first of two feast days in the Church’s calendar that honor St. Joseph,...

Catholics urged to follow St. Patrick’s example of spreading the faith

It wasn't the "packed house" normally associated with St. Patrick's Day Mass at Most Holy Trinity Parish, but the faithful did gather to give God thanks for the Irish patron's spreading of the faith on the Emerald Isle.

Year dedicated to families aims to strengthen joy, hope, cardinal says

Families need the care and attention of the church, but they also have so much to offer its pastoral programs and priests, said Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.

Sister Jean, Loyola Chicago’s biggest fan, returns to March Madness

A year after it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA basketball tournament is back. And one of the sport's most beloved fans will have a shot at witnessing any buzzer-beaters by her favorite team in person, too.

Migrants at the border: Smugglers spread rumors, push factors continue

Migrants riding atop northbound trains break from their trips to refresh at the Jesuit-run day center in this industrial city, about 500 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas.

Poverty hitting Syrians hard even as fighting wanes, leaders say

Food, cooking fuel, jobs and, especially, hope are hard to come by in Syria, said two Catholic leaders reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the war.

No one can be excluded from the care, love of the church, cardinal says

While the Catholic Church cannot bless unions that are not sacramental marriages, the church will always welcome and accompany everyone, no matter their situation in life, said the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.

House passes two immigration bills with citizenship provisions

The U.S. House of Representatives approved two separate immigration bills March 18, clearing an initial hurdle for two groups seeking a path toward citizenship: younger unauthorized immigrants called "Dreamers" and migrant farmworkers.

Shrine welcomes treasured items that belonged to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face of the nation's first American-born saint.

Lebanon’s ‘new poor’ seek help when they used to be the ones to donate

Lebanon is facing a "virus of crises." In the throes of a collapsing economy exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and devastation from the catastrophic Beirut port blast last August, Lebanon is sinking further into a dire situation.