Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...

Baptism is a significant moment in a Christian's life, marking the beginning of their journey in faith and their belonging to ...

It's a good idea for couples to visit their parish well in advance to learn about specific requirements and the time needed ...

Francis has extended the work of the Synod of Bishops, a signature initiative of his 12-year papacy, which has discussed reforms such as the possibility of women serving as Catholic deacons and ...

Jay Bhattacharya’s confirmation hearing in the Senate last week was as close as we may ever get to a formal surrender in the long war over Covid-19 pandemic policies. While some public-health ...

The change will mean young people leaning less on what ... and the presence or absence of Catholic schools. Confirmation, a ritual meant to seal the spiritual covenant created in baptism and ...

As it happens, yesterday was the Senate confirmation hearing of one such lockdown critic—Stanford professor and medical researcher Jay Bhattacharya, whom President Donald Trump has tapped to ...

Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump’s nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health faced questions Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing about how he would lead the agency ...

Committee in a confirmation hearing. Bhattacharya, most recently a professor at Stanford University, is looking to lead an agency with a budget of more than $47 billion that oversees clinical ...

Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation to 9 in a move designed to increase family involvement in the formation of youth. For Lori, who has led the ...

Is Ash Wednesday a holy day of obligation? Despite its importance, Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church, meaning attendance at Mass is not required. However ...

Disaffiliation has been a growing problem in the Catholic Church in the United States. Lori noted, however, that “changing the standard age of confirmation, cannot, in isolation, remedy the ...