Poll: Majority of likely voters support limits on abortion after 15 weeks

A nationwide poll of 1,200 likely voters in a general election found that a majority oppose unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy and support limits on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

‘Communicate hope in the face of trying times,’ declares cardinal at CMC

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, in the kickoff session to the 2021 Catholic Media Conference, said that with "the Gospel of hope," Catholic communicators should be able to "communicate with hope and to communicate hope in the face of trying times."

Parishes hold joint eucharistic procession as ‘sign of unity,’ healing

A stiff southwest wind whipped over the Interstate 94 bridge at Lexington Avenue June 6, as Jesuit Father R.J. Fichtinger of St. Thomas More Parish in St. Paul raised a monstrance holding the Eucharist and offered a blessing for St. Paul's Rondo neighborhood.

Church must learn to listen to families, pope says

To truly reach out to families, the Catholic Church first must learn to listen to their concerns rather than doling out theoretical solutions to life's harsh realities, Pope Francis said.

Prayer is like a musical score, giving life melody, meaning, pope says

People need to find harmony between prayer and the demands of everyday life, Pope Francis said.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux to Host Bishop Olmsted, Mayor Ortega for ‘Centered in Christ’...

SCOTTSDALE — St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church will have a groundbreaking ceremony for a new rectory building at 10 a.m., June 13 at...

Cardinal Czerny calls on bishops to expand pastoral ministry to migrants

A Vatican official asked a group of bishops gathered at Mundelein Seminary June 2 to think of migrants, whether they arrive for the short or long term, as "parishioners" and organize pastoral plans to tend to them.

U.S. bishops will gather virtually for their June 16-18 spring assembly

When they gather virtually for their annual spring assembly June 16-18, the U.S. bishops will be asked to approve the drafting of a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Catholic Church.

Pope names South Korea bishop prefect for clergy

Pope Francis has appointed South Korean Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon as the new prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy.

Museum of Family Prayer opens 2021 contest to create best Mary Garden

The Museum of Family Prayer in North Easton is now accepting entries for its second annual Mary Garden Contest.