By Stacy Trasancos | When people ask me how we’re doing during the COVID-19 quarantine, I find myself blurting out, “We’re still standing!” I may be listening to too much Elton John, but by that statement I mean that we are...

By Aci Prensa/CNA. | SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A Costa Rican bishop has warned that although same-sex marriage has been legalized in the country, the Catholic Church will continue to proclaim the truth...

By Christine Rousselle/CNA. | WASHINGTON, D.C. — An executive order issued Tuesday in Maryland’s Howard County outlines public health rules under which churches may reopen. The order...

By Kevin Di Camillo | 1. How did the Franciscans become the custodians of the Holy Land? Father Peter Vasko: It was through the intervention of Bishop Guido of Assisi in late 1209 that St. Francis had the opportunity to speak...

By Joseph Pearce | The 20th century was the bloodiest century in human history. It was characterized by two world wars, which killed collectively between 70-100 million people, and a Cold War which potentially could have killed...

By E. Christian Brugger | Q. Is it a mortal sin when I don’t help homeless people I see on the street? I work in a city where I see homeless people a lot. Recently, I saw a homeless woman I’ve seen a few times and felt the urge...

By Paul Kengor | The playwright who persecuted Pope Pius XII, who bears much responsibility for perpetuating the scandalous image of Pius as “Hitler’s Pope,” died in Germany on May 13. Rolf Hochhuth...

By Edward Pentin | In writing his definitive and monumental new work on Benedict XVI, biographer Peter Seewald discovered “countless” new elements to the pope emeritus’ life and character, including that...

By Matt Hadro/CNA. | WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report on Tuesday says that more than 40% of deaths from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States have occurred in nursing homes or...

By Fr. Roger Landry | “I promise to be faithful to you, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.” On the day of their wedding, most couples make those vows...