Bishop Robert Barron

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Bishop Robert Barron speaks during the Word on Fire Conference in Huntington Beach, Calif., August 2018. Photo courtesy of Word on Fire.

Priests call Word on Fire conference a consoling encounter with scripture

Aug 23, 2018

By Carl Bunderson

Returning from Bishop Robert Barron's conference held this week on preaching, several priests said the experience was a grace-filled time... Read more

John Goerke teaches seniors at Bishop Sullivan. Screenshot.

Film and evangelization – how Bishop Barron inspired high school seniors

Apr 14, 2018

Each year at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School, students are required to complete a “senior evangelization project” for their final... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. Courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations.

How to evangelize like Bishop Barron

Nov 9, 2017

By Mary Farrow

Facebook headquarters might be a surprising place to find a Catholic bishop giving a talk.  Read more

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The Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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From left to right: Shannon Mullen, editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register; Kelsey Wicks, executive director of the ACI Group; and Jeanette De Melo, executive director of the National Catholic Register and Catholic News Agency.

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Pope Francis meets with refugees from Congo and South Sudan before his flight to Africa on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Biden administration seeks to remove moral objection exemption from Obamacare contraceptives mandate

Mark Houck talks to reporters outside the U.S. District courthouse in Philadelphia with his lawyers, Peter Breen (left), Brian McMonagle (right), and Andrew Bath (background) following his acquittal on two charges of violating the FACE Act, Jan. 30, 2023.

Pro-life advocates and lawmakers react to news of Mark Houck’s acquittal

After being acquitted of federal charges by a jury in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, Mark Houck embraces and kisses his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck. Also with Houck are his son Mark Houck Jr., 14, and his daughter, Ava Houck, 12.

UPDATE: Mark Houck cleared of FACE Act charges in rebuke to Justice Department’s aggressive prosecution

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After being acquitted of federal charges by a jury in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, Mark Houck embraces and kisses his wife, Ryan-Marie Houck. Also with Houck are his son Mark Houck Jr., 14, and his daughter, Ava Houck, 12.

UPDATE: Mark Houck cleared of FACE Act charges in rebuke to Justice Department’s aggressive prosecution

Mark Houck talks to reporters outside the U.S. District courthouse in Philadelphia with his lawyers, Peter Breen (left), Brian McMonagle (right), and Andrew Bath (background) following his acquittal on two charges of violating the FACE Act, Jan. 30, 2023.

Pro-life advocates and lawmakers react to news of Mark Houck’s acquittal

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Biden administration seeks to remove moral objection exemption from Obamacare contraceptives mandate

From left to right: Shannon Mullen, editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register; Kelsey Wicks, executive director of the ACI Group; and Jeanette De Melo, executive director of the National Catholic Register and Catholic News Agency.

EWTN restructures domestic news outlets, aims to further US and global growth

Pope Francis meets with refugees from Congo and South Sudan before his flight to Africa on Jan. 31, 2023.

Pope Francis meets with refugees from Congo and South Sudan before flight to Africa