The Catholic Sun

Christianity is not a school of ideas or a collection of beautiful temples and lovely art; it is a living people who follow Jesus and give witness to him every day, Pope Francis said.

The head of the Vatican's doctrinal office rebuked officers of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious for honoring a Catholic theologian whose work was judged "seriously inadequate" and for promoting futuristic ideas he described as "opposed to Christian revelation."

A look back at how the Catholic faithful celebrated Holy Week and the Easter Vigil.

The Supreme Court ruled May 5 that prayers said before town council meetings in Greece, N.Y., do not violate the Constitution. In their 5-4 decision, the judges noted a historical precedent to opening local legislative meetings with a prayer and stressed that the predominantly Christian nature of the prayers in the New York town were not coercive to those in attendance.

Receive Communion every Sunday and read the Gospel every day to keep discouragement and the blues away, Pope Francis said.

Catholic politicians and judges who support laws in conflict with church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, marriage and related issues commit "sacrilege" and cause "grave scandal" if they receive Communion, said the U.S. cardinal who heads the Vatican's highest court.

The University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education bus set off 42 cities ago to celebrate 20 years of partnership with dioceses. Five ACE teachers currently serve at three diocesan schools.

Two of Arizona’s 20 highest-achieving high school seniors will receive a comprehensive educational package to attend an Arizona public university through their selection for this year's Flinn Scholarship program. They also receive funding for international study-related travel and professional development.

The united front of President Barack Obama and advocates for comprehensive immigration reform has tarnished and taken on an increasingly bitter tinge over deportations.

Patrons are unlikely to walk away from the overstuffed but diverting 3-D comic-book sequel "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" feeling that they've failed to get their money's worth.