Profiles in Mission: Diane Rosztoczy

The name of the campaign, “Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante,” is such a meaningful name.

Captain of men’s Olympic hockey team played for Catholic schools first

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Brian Gionta, captain of the U.S. men's Olympic ice hockey team, competed in the 2006 Winter Games and played on three NHL teams, but his skating roots go back to his Catholic high school and college teams.

Florida school shooting an act of ‘horrifying evil,’ says Miami archbishop

MIAMI (CNS) - Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski urged community members to come together "to support one another in this time of grief" after a shooting rampage Feb. 14 at a Broward County high school left at least 17 people dead.

Arizonans celebrate Catholic school system, 15,000 students strong in Phoenix

It was a near perfect attendance at the 2018 Mass and rally celebrating Catholic Schools Week in Arizona.

Lent is time to notice God’s work, receive God’s mercy, pope says

ROME (CNS) — Lent is a time for Christians to get their hearts in sync with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said.

Feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Feb. 14

These Greek brothers were distinguished even before they became “the apostles of the Slavs.” Cyril taught in Constantinople and Methodius was a provincial governor.

Feast of St. Valentine, Feb. 14

What little is known of the feast’s namesake can be attributed to the lives of two martyrs: Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni, though most scholars consider them to be the same person.

Soup dinner and no dessert? Valentine’s Day Ash Wednesday-style

The last time Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day overlapped, in 1945, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. The next time: six years.

Newly-arrived religious order puts parish ‘back to normal’

These Lovers of the Holy Cross of Saigon are now serving at St. Louis the King Parish and School in Glendale and offering forthcoming weekend help in faith formation to the Vietnamese community at Holy Spirit in Tempe.

Lent is time to become aware of false prophets, cold hearts, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics should use the season of Lent to look for signs and symptoms of being under the spell of false prophets and of living with cold, selfish and hateful hearts, Pope Francis said.