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Love is the solution to the deep divisions that trouble societies, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in his Jan. 12 keynote for a virtual conference at the University of Notre Dame.

A Department of Health and Human Services modified rule taking effect Jan. 19, 2021, helps ensure faith-based social service providers will not be excluded from certain federally funded programs.

In a statement issued Jan. 15, on what would have been Rev. King's 92nd birthday, Bishop Burbidge said: "Through Dr. King's witness and the power of his echoing words, he championed the inherent God-given dignity of all persons, particularly those subjected to bigotry and prejudice."

For the first time since 1974, when it first began, the message of the national March for Life to participants is: Stay home.

Before Nov. 19, Father Valerio Bortolotti's Facebook posts had been the usual updates about parish activities, formation courses and video-recorded Masses outdoors. But when he ended up in a hospital that evening with pneumonia caused by COVID-19, he decided to keep his followers aware of his condition and of life "on the inside" in a crowded COVID-19 recovery ward in Rome.

Catholic and Protestant leaders say they want peace and reconciliation without being gagged.

A Catholic priest in the Philippines is set to stand trial on sedition charges, stemming from his public objections to President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug policies. 

Celebrating a livestreamed Mass for the community of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory noted how sometimes the readings of the day "fit our lives so perfectly."

Two weeks into 2021, "The Bible in a Year" tops the charts -- and has since 48 hours after its Jan. 1 launch.

​​​​​​​BERLIN -- The International Auschwitz Committee welcomed the arrest of a man who was wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words "Camp Auschwitz" during the storming of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6.