(RNS) — President Joe Biden has long claimed to be a very serious Catholic, the kind who goes to Mass regularly and keeps a rich prayer and devotional life. At times he even claims to accept unpopular ...

When nearly a thousand places of worship are at risk of closure, we are witnessing more than the loss of beautiful buildings.

Even as a devout Catholic, I find myself in agreement with the writer of the recent letter, “Religion is not the only path to morality” (Oct. 10). Barbara Svoboda is correct that we could exist with a ...

A recent speaker at a South Bend, Indiana, parish said he was not going to tell parishioners how to vote, nor would he present a Catholic report card on the two presidential candidates. Instead, ...

Voting has begun and I am hopeful this is not too late to touch the hearts and minds of Christian voters, particularly Hispanic Catholics. As a Hispano Catholic, member of the Knights of Columbus, the ...

PORTLAND — Before entering his locker room for the final time, Central Catholic coach David Blue took one deep breath. He reminded his coaches he loves them, with emotions still riding high and still ...

LAYERED LIKE A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAS LONG HELD THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BOSTON IS REPLETE WITH GOOD MUSIC. I’M NOT ONLY FROM THE UNIVERSITIES, BUT MANY OF THE CHURCHES ...

Sister Rosa, born Ngoc Hong Thi Pham in Vietnam, says the children she teaches at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in New York City "look like angels." The 35-year-old native of Saigon is a nun ...