June 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist.”
Fr. Léon Douyon was abducted by gunmen on June 21.
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki made the appeal on the eve of a crucial vote.
The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) a group of European parliamentarians committed to compel the recognition of abortion as a “human right” world-wide, is preparing a major political coup aimed at discrediting reputable Christian and human rights organizations which the group describes as “religious extremists” allegedly committed “to roll back human rights in sexuality and reproduction.”
The bishop of Oakland, California on Monday said that Catholics fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not have to wear masks at Mass, adding that those not vaccinated will not be forced to wear a mask.
The new regulations “apply to all purchases of services, supplies, and works.”
The governor of Texas signed two bills last week, to prevent the future closure of churches during disasters and to ban abortions if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned.
Bishop George A. Sheltz has served as an auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston since 2012.
The U.S. bishops are seeking to deepen “awareness” of the Eucharist with their new teaching document, the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference stated on Monday.
We speak with several bishops before and after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Spring Meeting, with a particular focus on the topic of “Eucharistic Coherence.”
The letter accused the Holy See of engaging in “obstructive practices” related to abuse.
Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki said the Church was thriving despite rising secularization.
Three Catholic religious sisters are on the mend following a multi-car crash in Springfield, Illinois that prompted an outpouring of prayers and support from the local community.
Part C of the report presents the personnel files of 61 accused clerics.
The perpetrator apologized for stealing the relics of St. Albert Chmielowski.
The teachers’ concerns are highlighted in an upcoming study.
Fr. Jan Macha will be declared blessed in Katowice, southern Poland, on Nov. 20.
Hungary’s parliament has passed a sex crimes law that includes elements aiming to protect children, barring providing pornography and content that promotes gender reassignment and homosexuality to anyone under age 18.
Cardinal Péter Erdő noted that the official hymn’s lyrics date back to 1938.
The Regensburger Domspatzen choir traces its roots back to the year 975.