The Catholic Sun

People have high expectations for priests to be good spiritual and moral guides, to be active in helping the community and families, and to be someone young people can look up to, Pope Francis told bishops and priests from Sicily.

Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonization of 81 Catholics, including priests, religious and laypeople who were martyred by communist forces during the Korean War.

Here are brief biographies of each of the 21 churchmen Pope Francis will induct into the College of Cardinals Aug. 27

A man threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice's Maryland home June 8, carrying a gun, a knife and zip ties.

In a June 6 open letter, the Catholic bishops of Colorado asked those Catholic legislators "who live or worship in the state" and voted for Colorado's Reproductive Health Equity Act "to voluntarily refrain from receiving holy Communion."

"Life and Dignity for All" is the theme of this year's Religious Freedom Week of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Marking the 100th day of Russia's war against Ukraine, Pope Francis again called for international efforts to stop the aggression, respect human life and end "the macabre destruction of cities and villages" in the country.

Why are the elderly unappreciated and seen as useless when they carry so much wisdom about life and can open the door to God's tenderness, Pope Francis asked.

Bishop Olmsted led a one-hour prayer vigil Tuesday night at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix, the evening before the scheduled execution of Frank...

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