Wahlberg: Real-life Father Stu has him ‘continuing to carry on his message’

Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie "Father Stu," said the real-life Montana priest is "having me continuing to carry on his message."

Videos prove war in Ukraine is battle against evil, archbishop says

Videos of dead Ukrainian civilians, many apparently executed by Russian troops, are further evidence that "the struggle of Ukraine is a spiritual struggle against evil, against the devil and his servants," said Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych.

Fighting the Devil

Ouija boards, séances, tarot cards and energy healing all have one thing in common: They serve as entry points for demonic activity. Wait. Demonic activity? Is that even a thing anymore?

HHS expected to propose health care rule on abortion, transgender services

Leadership at the Catholic Benefits Association believes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will soon announce new regulations that may pose an existential threat to religious-based employers including Catholic hospitals.

War cries: For pope, choosing sides means choosing ‘blueprint’ of peace

U.S. President Joe Biden minced no words calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "butcher" who should no longer be in power.

U.S. nun, 83, kidnapped in Burkina Faso

The attack in which Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, was abducted from her convent in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, the morning of April 5 was conducted by at least 10 armed men, the Marianites of Holy Cross said in an electronic newsletter.

People need justice based on truth, trust, goodness, pope says

People want justice, and justice requires truth, trust, devotion and integrity, Pope Francis told members of Italy's High Council of the Judiciary.

Cardinal: Vatican looking at implications of possible papal visit to Kyiv

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said it appeared Ukraine could keep Pope Francis safe if he made a wartime trip to Kyiv, but the pope's safety was not the Vatican's only concern.

As Colorado expands abortion access, Oklahoma lawmakers OK near-total ban

A day after Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed into law one of the nation's most permissive abortion measures, a state away the Republican-led Oklahoma House passed a near-total ban on abortion April 5.

Donnelly presents credentials as U.S. ambassador to Holy See

The new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, officially began his duties April 11, presenting his letters of credential to Pope Francis.